Dr. Michael SerazioAssistant Professor of Communication |
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Just how much is sports fandom like religion?
"The Super Bowl, professional sports' highest holy day, is again upon us," writes Dr. Michael Serazio, assistant professor of communication. "As fans paint their faces and torsos, pile on licensed apparel, and quixotically arrange beer cans in the shape of team logos, the question must, again, be asked: Why exactly do we do this for our teams?"
Published in The Atlantic on 1/29/13
Tonight's debate: Lions, tigers and bears - or elephants vs. donkeys
Dr. Michael Serazio, assistant professor of communication at Fairfield University: "Sports (and debates, it turns out, evidenced by this year's ratings) remains one of the few TV genres that can reliably draw appointment viewing from live audiences at a time when seemingly all else can and will be time-shifted - it's also one of the reasons that sports can still command huge commercial revenues."
Published in Philadelphia Inquirer on 10/22/12
Fan psychology: Why we 'grieve' when our sports teams suffer gut-wrenching losses
"Research suggests that family has long been the primary socializing agent for sports fandom - and, for young men, in particular, their fathers," says Dr. Serazio, who teaches a course on sports and popular culture at Fairfield University.
Published in Yahoo News on 10/19/12
'The Real Mitt Romney' is funny, but is it art?
Michael Serazio, assistant professor of communication, wrote an essay about mash-up videos created in election seasons, including the viral work of Australian attorney Hugh Atkin. "Art is, perhaps most simply, supposed to tell us something about the way we live now. Politics and journalism also deal with this question, but Atkin's impish output suggests just how badly they're failing us this time around."
Published in The Atlantic on 9/26/12
Could Twitter or Facebook have made a difference?
"Back then, you were feeling it through Peter Jennings and Aaron Brown," says Michael Serazio, assistant professor of communications at Fairfield University. "With social media, you would have been feeling it in a much more personal way. I think it would have brought us closer. It would have been extremely powerful and extremely chilling."
Published in Yahoo News on 9/9/11