MMA and the battle of lives in pandemic times

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29146/eco-ps.v25i3.27934

Keywords:

mixed martial arts, Internet, digital platforms, Brazil

Abstract

In this article we analyze the use of digital media by MMA social actors from Southern Brazil, especially on Instagram. We started from ethnographic research that includes participant observation in online and offline environments, interviews with athletes, coaches, fight promoters and entrepreneurs from the fight universe, as well as the analysis of both the use of digital platforms and the operation of the platforms. We describe the different ways in which the applications are used to build the characters of athletes and the importance of the lives as a space of sociability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Diéssica Shaiene Gaige, UFRGS

Diéssica Shaiene Gaige é Licenciada em Sociologia e mestra em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). Atualmente é doutoranda em Antropologia Social na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e pesquisa o mercado das lutas corporais. Integra o Grupo de An- tropologia da Economia e da Política (GAEP/PPGAS) da UFRGS. Tem experiência nas áreas de Antropologia Digital, Envelhecimento, Antropologia do Esporte e Antropologia Econômica.

Débora Krischke-Leitao, UQAM

Débora Krischke Leitão é doutora em Antropologia Social pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), professora do Departamento de Sociologia da Université du Quebec à Montreal (UQAM).  É pesquisadora associada ao laboratório Homo Ludens (UQAM) e ao Centre de recherche Cultures, Arts, Sociétés (CELAT), atuando nos temas: mídias digitais, corpo, consumo, gênero e sexualidade.

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Published

2022-12-18

How to Cite

Gaige, D. S., & Krischke-Leitao, D. (2022). MMA and the battle of lives in pandemic times. Revista Eco-Pós, 25(3), 40–62. https://doi.org/10.29146/eco-ps.v25i3.27934