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The Elementary Structure of Fandom: Cinema and Fan Culture in the Digital Age book cover

1st Edition

The Elementary Structure of Fandom Cinema and Fan Culture in the Digital Age

By Abir Misra Copyright 2027
252 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book offers the first comprehensive sociological analysis of a Pan-Indian Fandom with a transnational footprint. It postulates a sociological definition of ‘Fan’ and ‘Fandom’, something lacking in existing literature to date. It also foregrounds a new theory and definition of ‘Persona’, in addition to substantiating fresh concepts like ‘Access Taboo’, ‘Neutral Reciprocity’, ‘Diglossic Fan... Read more

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 The Fundamental Principle of Fandom

2 The Spirit of Fandom

3 The Politics of Fandom

4 The Signature of Fandom

5 Fandom and Cognition

Conclusion

Epilogue: The Elementary Structure of Gender

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Abir Misra is a Sociologist. He received his PhD from the Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. His interests span Cinema and Fan Culture, Structural Anthropology, Digital Culture, Sociology of Organisations, Anthropology of Numbers, Arts and Aesthetics, Sociology of Religion, and Gender Studies. He is currently developing ‘ShastrArt’ – an Art and Social Science hub in Lucknow-India, and curates video essays on Sociology @PopSocOfficial (YouTube). This is his first book.

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