| Description |
xviii, 237 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Sussex studies in culture and communication
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Sussex studies in culture and communication.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-231) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction : Who's who? Academics, fans, scholar-fans and fan-scholars -- Part I: Approaching fan cultures. Fan cultures between consumerism and 'resistance' ; Fan cultures between community and hierarchy ; Fan cultures between 'knowledge' and 'justification' ; Fan cultures between 'fantasy' and 'reality' -- Part II: Theorising cult media. Fandom between cult and culture ; Media cults : between the 'textual' and the 'extratextual' ; Cult geographies : between the 'textual' and the 'spacial' ; Cult bodies : between the 'self' and the 'other' -- Conclusion : New media, new fandoms, new theoretical approaches? |
| Summary |
Fans are one of the most widely-studied groups of media consumers. Emphasising the contradictions of fandom, Matthew Hills discusses how media fans have been conceptualised in cultural theory. |
| Subject |
Fans (Persons) -- Psychology.
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Fans (Persons) -- Psychology. |
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Fans (Persons) |
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Subculture.
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Subculture. |
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Television viewers -- Psychology.
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Television viewers -- Psychology. |
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Celebrities in mass media.
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Celebrities in mass media. |
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Motion picture actors and actresses.
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Motion picture actors and actresses. |
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Subcultures. |
| ISBN |
0415240247 (hardback) |
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9780415240246 (hardback) |
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0415240255 (PB) |
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9780415240253 (PB) |
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