Title: The Ashgate Research Companion to Fan Cultures
Abstract: Contents: Introduction, Koos Zwaan, Linda Duits and Stijn Reijnders. Part I Re-defining the Fan: Returning to 'becoming-a-fan' stories: theorising transformational objects and the emergence/extension of fandom, Matt Hills Populating the universe: toy collecting and adult lives, Kristen N. Bryant, Denise D. Bielby and C. Lee Harrington Much ado about Keanu Reeves: the drama of ageing in online fandom, Shenja van der Graaf Music for (something other than) pleasure: anti-fans and the other side of popular music appeal, Liz Giuffre A severe case of disliking bimbo Heidi, scumbag Jesse and bastard Tiger: analysing celebrities' online anti-fans, Nathalie Claessens and Hilde Van den Bulck Fandom as survival in media life, The Janissary Collective From interpretive communities to interpretative fairs: ordinary fandom, textual selection and digital media, Cornel Sandvoss and Laura Kearns. Part II Fans and Producers: Fan/celebrity interactions and social media: connectivity and engagement in Lady Gaga fandom, Lucy Bennett Fans of folklore performances: identifying a new relationship between communication and marketing, Angela Chang Investors and patrons, gatekeepers and social capital: representations and experiences of fans' participation in fan funding, Francesco D'Amato Music fans as mediators in the age of digital reproduction, Arturo Arriagada and Victor Cruz Celebrity: the return of the repressed in fan studies?, Mark Duffett Fans who cut their soaps queer: a queer theoretical study into online fandom of gay television representation, Frederik Dhaenens and Sofie Van Bauwel. Part III Localities of Fandom: Transnational cultural fandom, Hye-Kyung Lee Retreating behind the scenes: the 'less'-civilizing impact of virtual spaces on the Irish heavy metal scene, Gary Sinclair 'Kvlt-er than thou': power, suspicion and nostalgia within black metal fandom, Ross Hagen A decade in the life of online fan communities, Ruth A. Deller Placing fan cultures: xenites in the transnational spaces of fandom, Kaarina Nikunen Embodied fantasy: the affective space of anime conventions, Nicolle Lamerichs Watching football in the fan park: mediatization, spectatorship and fan identity, Karin Becker, Robert Kautsky and Andreas Widholm 'We're not racist, we only hate Mancs': post-subculture and football fandom, Steve Redhead. Index.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-04-22
Language: en
Type: book
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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