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Fandom: Identities and Communities in a Mediated World
Jonathan Gray (Ed.)
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Description for Fandom: Identities and Communities in a Mediated World
Paperback. Gives us a key to understanding modern life in our increasingly mediated and globalized world Editor(s): Gray, Jonathan; Harrington, C. Lee; Sandvoss, Cornel. Num Pages: 412 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
The first edition of a seminal work on fans and communities
We are all fans. Whether we log on to Web sites to scrutinize the latest plot turns in Lost, “stalk” our favorite celebrities on Gawker, attend gaming conventions, or simply wait with bated breath for the newest Harry Potter novel—each of us is a fan. Fandom extends beyond television and film to literature, opera, sports, and pop music, and encompasses both high and low culture.
Fandom brings together leading scholars to examine fans, their practices, and their favorite texts. This unparalleled selection of original essays examines ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814731826
SKU
V9780814731826
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Ref
99-50
About Jonathan Gray (Ed.)
Jonathan Gray is Hamel Family Distinguished Chair in Communication Arts, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author and editor of numerous books, including Show Sold Separately: Promos, Spoilers, and Other Media Paratexts (2010), Fandom, Second Edition (2017), Keywords for Media Studies (2017), and Satire TV (2009), as well as Television Studies (with Amanda ... Read more
Reviews for Fandom: Identities and Communities in a Mediated World
Highly recommended.
Choice
Fandom explores the multidimensional aspects of the fascination, enthrallment, obsession that fans have with their various interests.
Journal of Mass Communication Quarterly
One of the best aspects of the text is the way that the contributors do not merely typecast fans as those interested in modern and popular culture, but also examine fans ... Read more
Choice
Fandom explores the multidimensional aspects of the fascination, enthrallment, obsession that fans have with their various interests.
Journal of Mass Communication Quarterly
One of the best aspects of the text is the way that the contributors do not merely typecast fans as those interested in modern and popular culture, but also examine fans ... Read more