Abstract
ABSTRACTSince the turn of the century, Turkish diaspora football fans have increasingly relied on social media practices to enact their fandom. Ethnographic fieldwork with Turkish football supporters based in Europe reveals that socially mediated fandom produces powerful affective states, best understood through a reworking of the anthropological heuristic of ‘enchantment’. Modern enchantments see fans embrace a sense of wonder whilst also showing self-awareness about its origins and limits. This reality has knock-on effects for how fandom intertwines with other elements of diasporic life. Whilst sometimes leading to damaging obsession, fandom also enlivens. And by encouraging fans to cultivate a playful and self-reflexive demeanour, it may ultimately serve as an inoculation against essentialist narratives of belonging that frequently confront diasporans. Accordingly, the imbrication of social media and football fandom suggests itself as a key site for understanding enchantment in the contemporary era – its significances, signs and relationship to wider politics of congregation.
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