Fan Cultures

by Matthew Hills

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication

ISBN-10 0415240247

ISBN-13 9780415240246

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 14th, 2002

Print length 256 Pages

Weight 498 grams

Product Classification: Popular culture Media studies

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The author discusses a range of approaches to fandom, from the Frankfurt School to psychoanalytic readings, and asks whether the development of new media creates the possibility of new forms of fandom.

Emphasising the contradictions of fandom, Matt Hills outlines how media fans have been conceptualised in cultural theory. Drawing on case studies of specific fan groups, from Elvis impersonators to X-Philes and Trekkers, Hills discusses a range of approaches to fandom, from the Frankfurt School to psychoanalytic readings, and asks whether the development of new media creates the possibility of new forms of fandom. Fan Cultures also explores the notion of "fan cults" or followings, considering how media fans perform the distinctions of ''cult'' status.

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