Racking Up The Twitter Points: How Professional Hockey Player Identities Are Affected By Twitter Usage

Racking Up The Twitter Points: How Professional Hockey Player Identities Are Affected By Twitter Usage

In this thesis, I examine the use of Twitter by NHL athletes to determine how and in what ways professional hockey players’ personal and professional identities are shaped by their use of this medium. I explore the current cultural moment surrounding the lives of NHL athletes, focusing on the increa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jinnah, NAILA
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Twitter
labour
National Hockey League
identity
athletic identity
digital fandom
performance
Goffman
Foucault
social media
grounded theory
Colby Armstrong
professional sport
Blake Geoffrion
Montreal Canadiens
celebrity culture
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12121

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