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by Paul Campos (Author)
A lifelong sports fanatic plumbs the depths of the fan mindset, tracking the mania from the gridiron to the national political stage and beyond.
The Pass. The Curse. The Double Doink. A sports fan's life is not just defined by intense moments on a field, it's scarred by them. For a real fan, winning isn't everything--losing is. The true fans, it's said, are those who have suffered the most, enduring lives defined by irrational obsession, fervid hopes, and equally gut-wrenching misery. And as Paul Campos shows, those deep feelings are windows not just onto an individual fan's psychology but onto some of our shared concepts of community, identity, and belonging--not all of which are admirable. In A Fan's Life, he seeks not to exalt a particular team but to explore fandom's thorniest depths, excavating the deeper meanings of the fan's inherently unhappy life.
Author Biography
Paul Campos is professor of law at the University of Colorado and the author of several books, including The Obesity Myth, Don't Go to Law School (Unless), and Jurismania.
