{"product_id":"fandom-identities-and-communities-in-a-mediated-world-hardback-9780814731819","title":"Fandom; Identities and Communities in a Mediated World (Hardback) 9780814731819","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFandom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIdentities and Communities in a Mediated World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Gray (Edited by), C. Lee Harrington (Edited by), Cornel Sandvoss (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814731819\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 June 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.658 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHighly 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 of mediums typically considered 'high culture.' This makes the book much friendlier to pop-culture fans, whose practices are typically considered lowbrow and fanatical when compared to someone who holds season tickets to the opera or visits an art gallery every weekend. As a fan, it's nice to see that the behavior is not reduced to unnecessary fanaticism and is examined on a more subjective level. (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 communitiesall presented with a lively, accessible, and engaging writing style. - Jason Mittell,Middlebury College Thought-provoking. . . . Well-selected and challenging collection. (Screen)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first edition of a seminal work on fans and communities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We are all fans. Whether we log on to Web sites to scrutinize the latest plot turns in \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e, \"stalk\" our favorite celebrities on \u003ci\u003eGawker\u003c\/i\u003e, attend gaming conventions, or simply wait with bated breath for the newest \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFandom\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e to backyard wrestling, Bach fugues to Bollywood cinema¸ 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. \u003cb\u003eFandom\u003c\/b\u003e is key to understanding modern life in our increasingly mediated and globalized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574221074712,"sku":"9780814731819","price":50.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fandom-identities-and-communities-in-a-mediated-world-hardback-9780814731819","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}