In this project I intend to investigate every-day use of historical references in the context of a small number of Swedish football clubs.

Performing history during a match is a creative and unique phenomenon and makes the environment meaningful for individuals that find their place in an organization. It also creates the club’s image and validates its current structure. This research would show how integration through historical references works on individual level that connects to this specific institution.

Books (1)

• Herd, K. (2018). "We can make new history here" : Rituals of producing history in Swedish football clubs. Dissertation.
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Articles (3)

• Herd, K. (2018). From a body to a story. Transformative narratives in Swedish football. InterDisciplines Journal of History and Sociology, 9, 95-121.
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• Herd, K. (2018). That little football girl. Swedish club football and gender expectations. Ethnologia Scandinavica, 48, 123-138. Folklivsarkivet.
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• Herd, K. (2016). Writing, stitching, inking. Different modes of creating historical narratives. Idrott, historia och samhälle, 30-47. Svenska idrottshistoriska föreningen.

Articles in specialist publications and popular press (2)

• Herd, K. (2016). Constructing football through magic : an ethnographic study of football supporters. Soccer & Society, 1-12. Taylor & Francis.
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• Herd, K. (2015). Colour my falafel blue : Football branding in Swedish food industry – an ethnographic approach. Fork to Farm : International Journal of Innovative Research and Practice, 2, 1-6. American Farm School.
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