GIRLFANS.
Citation Summary:
GIRLFANS Liverpool photo-book and co-curated exhibition (with Murray, A.) in conjunction with Preston is my Paris v Loose Joints, Offprint, Tate Modern, London (22/05/15 - 25/05/15); GIRLFANS Everton photo-book and co-curated exhibition (with Murray, A.) in conjunction with Preston is my Paris, Printed Matter, NY Art Book Fair, Museum of Modern Art, New York (16/09/16 - 18/09/16); Thursday Lates: GIRLFANS Manchester City photo book and curated exhibition, Whitworth, Manchester (11/08/17); Untold book and curated exhibition, Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool (23/02/19 - 09/03/19); Burnley photo-book and curated exhibition for British Textile Biennial, Burnley Mechanics, Burnley (03/10/19 - 03/11/19); Twitter, Start With Them co-curated exhibition (with Featherstonhaugh, M.), Somerset House, London (05/09/19); GIRLFANS Bury co-authored (with Hitchen, Z., Penfold, M.) photo-book and co-curated exhibition Design Manchester (23/11/19 - 24/11/19). GIRLFANS Celtic (with Hitchen, Z.) co-authored photo-book (07.03.20).
- Submitting institution
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Liverpool John Moores University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 32JM1
- Type
- T - Other
- DOI
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- Location
- Offprint, Tate Modern; Printed Matter; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitworth Art Gallery; Museum of Liverpool; Burnley Mechanics; Somerset House; Mayfield Depot, Design Manchester.
- Brief description of type
- Multi Component Output
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month
- May
- Year
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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1 - Contemporary Art Lab
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- GIRLFANS is at the forefront of a new wave of platforms and initiatives championing underrepresented female fans in the Premier League and English Football League. McAssey’s ongoing ethnographic study of supporters is presented as a series of exhibitions, photo-books and artefacts, bringing new perspectives to female fandom, inclusivity and equality within football culture. The works and subsequent micro-networks that have evolved through the creation of the works, have impacted football culture both socially and politically, informing the equality strategies of Premier League clubs through internal initiatives for staff, and by advocating for female fan activists to successfully campaign for free sanitary products at over 100 football stadiums via GIRLFANS’ social platforms. McAssey’s publications and artefacts are held in the Victoria & Albert Art Library, the British Library, National Football Museum, and have been acquired by The FA, the Football Supporters’ Federation and Fans for Diversity. In 2019, McAssey was invited to curate a photo-book and exhibition depicting Burnley FC’s female fanbase for the inaugural British Textile Biennial. Related conference presentations on GIRLFANS, included: Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (16/03/17); Manchester City Football Club, Manchester (16/06/17); Upfront and Onside: The Women’s Football Conference, (the first international conference dedicated to women and football), National Football Museum, Manchester (08/03/18); The Modern Matchday Experience at Printworks, London, part of Jumpers for Goalposts Festival (04/08/19); and Football, Feminism & Everything In-between: Institute of Curious Minds at Lost Village Festival, Lincoln (25/08/19). The research has gained significant media attention and has been reported through a broad range of channels: Sky Sports TV, LFC TV, GQ, Vogue and The Guardian. GIRLFANS' Twitter feed and website have been web archived by the British Library as being of cultural importance in the field of sport, soccer and fans.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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