NASCAR, Sturgis, and the new economy of spectacle /
by Daniel Krier, William J. Swart.
- 1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Studies in critical social sciences ; volume 92 .
- Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 92. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A historical sociology of spectacle: economics and the changing modalities of the carnivalesque -- Economies of spectacle and micro-primitive accumulation: a tale of two cities -- The structure of economies of spectacle -- Paying to see: spectator markets, the outlaw biker legend and the Sturgis motorcycle rally -- Paying to be seen: sponsorship markets, branding and the management of legends -- Paying to be seen enjoying: trophy markets, display and surplus enjoyment -- Dark spectacle: authoritarianism and the aestheticization of economics -- The future of economic spectacles: virtual augmentation the dialects of aura.
9789004300613 (e-book)
Motorsports--Economic aspects--United States. Sports spectators--United States. Sports facilities--Economic aspects--United States. Sports--Economic aspects--United States.