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9780745629735

Fans The Mirror of Consumption

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  • ISBN13:

    9780745629735

  • ISBN10:

    0745629733

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-04-08
  • Publisher: Polity

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Summary

In Fans: The Mirror of Consumption Cornel Sandvoss explores the social, cultural, and psychological premises and consequences of fan consumption. The scope of the book is impressive - he looks not just at the nature and development of whole fan cultures, but also focuses on the experience and identity of the individual fan. In addition, the book proposes a new perspective on fans and popular culture, arguing that the modern self is reflected and constituted through media consumption. In developing his account, Sandvoss draws on theoretical ideas in an original yet accessible way, and uses a wide range of examples, from Star Trek to Madonna to football, to illustrate his argument. This makes 'Fans: the mirror of consumption' an ideal text for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students studying fans, audiences and consumption in all areas of contemporary culture. It is the book's original contribution, combined with its student-friendly approach, that will make 'Fans: The Mirror of Consumption' a 'must read' text for students and scholars alike.

Author Biography

Cornel Sandvoss, Lecturer in the Department of Department of Culture, Media and Communication at the University of Surrey

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vi
Introduction: Representing Fandom
1(10)
The Dominant Discourse of Resistance: Fandom and Power
11(33)
A Text Called Home: Fandom Between Performance and Place
44(23)
The Inner Fan: Fandom and Psychoanalysis
67(28)
Fandom as Extension of Self: Self-Reflection And Narcissism
95(28)
Fan Texts: From Polysemy to Neutrosemy
123(30)
Conclusion: One-Dimensional Fan?
153(13)
Notes 166(6)
References 172(17)
Index 189

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