aOne 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 of mediums
typically considered ahigh culture.a This makes the book much
friendlier to pop-culture fans, whose practices are typically
considered low-brow and fanatical when compared to someone who
holds season tickets to the opera or visits an art gallery every
weekend. As a fan, itas nice to see that the behavior is not
reduced to unnecessary fanaticism and is examined on a more
subjective level.a
--"M/C Reviews"
"Fandom pushes the boundaries of fan studies in bold directions,
incorporating high culture fandoms, global fan cultures, fan
technologies, and antagonistic anti-fandom, while rethinking the
core tenets of fan studies concerning aesthetics, place,
intellectual property, and interpretive communities -- all
presented with a lively, accessible, and engaging writing
style."
--Jason Mittell, Middlebury College
aIf you're an avid news reader, a holder of season's tickets to
the symphony, a frequenter of used bookstores, or even if you've
been known to scream at referees during televised games, you're a
fan. In this exciting collection, we learn about why it is that
certain media narratives, images, sounds, and events engage us
emotionally, and what that engagement means for us personally and
in our relationships with others in the increasingly global
marketplace in which we live.a
--Lynn Schofield Clark, author of" From Angels to Aliens"
aA rich compendium of theory, argument, and observation of a
wide variety of types of fandomafrom fans of cultural theory to
fans of the Sopranos and ofChekhov, from presidents who are fans of
country music to fans of the news. As the active aprosumersa of the
digital mediaas niche markets come to be increasingly central to
their operation, fan studies shows us the emerging dynamics of how
the cultural industries are going to work in the future.a
--David Morley, Goldsmiths College, University of London
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 instances across the spectrum of modern
cultural consumption from Karl Marx to Paris Hilton, "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" to backyard wrestling, Bach fugues to Bollywood
cinemaA, and nineteenth-century concert halls to computer gaming.
Contributors examine fans of high cultural texts and genres, the
spaces of fandom, fandom around the globe, the impact of new
technologies on fandom, and the legal and historical contexts of
fan activity. Fandom is key to understanding modern life in our
increasingly mediated and globalized world.
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