Saints in the Broken City: Football, Fandom and Urban Renewal in Post-Katrina New Orleans

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Telling the story of Saints football in New Orleans is a approach to have in mind larger social, political and economic conditions throughout pivotal moments of the city’s history. This book is the first to explore the team’s role in rebuilding the city following Hurricane Katrina. The writer documents New Orleans’ initial efforts to draw professional football, the Katrina disaster and a few successes and screw ups throughout 10 years of post-disaster recovery. The narrative of community recovery and cohesion crafted by Saints fans transcends racial divides and illustrates the relationship between professional sports and the American city. The voices of female fans–in large part lost sight of within the study of sports–compel a more inclusive definition of football fandom.

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