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1 online resource (xvii, 563 pages) : illustrations |
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Wiley Blackwell companions to cultural studies ; 18 |
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Wiley Blackwell companions in cultural studies ; 18
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| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; Editor Biography; Contributor Biographies; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Structure of the Book; References; Part I: Histories, Genealogies, Methodologies; Chapter 1: Fandom, Negotiation, and Participatory Culture; Negotiated Readings; Interpretive Communities, Subcultures, and Imaginative Publics; Fandom as Participatory Culture; References; Chapter 2: Foundational Discourses of Fandom; Mental Intoxication; Peopling the Self; Managing the Multitude; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Literature Fandom and Literary Fans |
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Chapter 6: Not My Lifeblood: Autoethnography, Affective Fluctuations and Popular Music AntifandomAutoethnographyâ#x80;#x90;asâ#x80;#x90;Method and Studying Life Fandoms; Accounting for Affective Fluctuations; Lifeblood as Antifandom Object; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Representations of Fans and Fandom in the British Newspaper Media; Fans and Media Representation; Methodology; January 2000; January 2005; January 2010; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Ethics in Fan Studies Research; Institutional and Organizational Parameters; Establishing Your Research: Common Ethical Considerations |
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Fandom in Literary ScholarshipThe Birth of US Media Fandom: An Alternate History; Literary Fandom in The Saturday Review of Literature; Literary Fan Studies: Moving Forward; References; Chapter 4: The Fan Experience; Founding Fandom: Hugo Gernsback and the Science Fiction League; Media Fandom and Fan Advocacy; Fans and Technology: Medium and Message; Fans and Producers: Beyond Gift Culture; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Soap Fans, Revisited; Fanâ#x80;#x90;Industry Relations; Fanâ#x80;#x90;Object Specificity; Identities, Practices, and Communities; Conclusion; References |
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From Springfield to Hill Valley, via Oz: Playing with Nostalgia in LEGO DimensionsConclusion; References; Chapter 11: Fan Fashion: Reâ#x80;#x90;enacting Hunger Games through Clothing and Design; Theorizing Embodiment and Fashion in Fandom; The Hunger Games; Methodology; Districts and Resistance in The Hunger Games Streetwear; Glamorizing the Capitol through Makeâ#x80;#x90;up; Reâ#x80;#x90;enacting The Hunger Games in Cosplay and Replicas; Couture; Conclusion; References; Chapter 12: Slash/Drag: Appropriation and Visibility in the Age of Hamilton; â#x80;#x9C;Weâ#x80;#x99;re Not Gay; We Just Love Each Otherâ#x80;#x9D; |
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The Fan Researcher and the Fan CommunityPublic, Private, and Bounded Research Contexts; Research in Controversial and Complicated Contexts; Care of the Self; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Part II: Fan Practices; Chapter 9: Make Space for Us! Fandomin the Real World; Community and Identity at Fan Conventions; Convention Space as Liminal Space; Cosplay/Performance; Fan Tourism and Pilgrimage; Liminality; Performance; Encountering the Sacred; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Nostalgia, Fandom and the Remediation of Childrenâ#x80;#x99;s Culture; Nostalgia in Popular Culture; LEGO and LEGO Fandom |
| Summary |
A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies offers scholars and fans an accessible and engaging resource for understanding the rapidly expanding field of fan studies. International in scope and written by a team that includes many major scholars, this volume features over thirty especially-commissioned essays on a variety of topics, which together provide an unparalleled overview of this fast-growing field. Separated into five sections--Histories, Genealogies, Methodologies; Fan Practices; Fandom and Cultural Studies; Digital Fandom; and The Future of Fan Studies--the book synthesizes literature surrounding important theories, debates, and issues within the field of fan studies. It also traces and explains the social, historical, political, commercial, ethical, and creative dimensions of fandom and fan studies. Exploring both the historical and the contemporary fan situation, the volume presents fandom and fan studies as models of 21st century production and consumption, and identifies the emergent trends in this unique field of study |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
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Digital media -- Social aspects.
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Fans (Persons) -- Psychology.
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Online social networks -- Social aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Booth, Paul, 1981- editor
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| ISBN |
1119237173 (electronic bk.) |
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1119237203 (electronic bk.) |
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1119237211 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119237174 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119237204 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119237211 (electronic bk.) |
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(paperback) |
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(hardback) |
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