1st Edition
Theoretical Perspectives on Fan Scholarship in the Franchise Era
By Sophie Charlotte van de Goor
Copyright 2024
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a practical and theoretical guide for anyone interested in researching popular media, popular culture, audiences, and fans. Unlike most books, Theoretical Perspectives does not talk about media texts or fan communities. Instead, it critically explores the workings of fan scholarship: research on popular media and fan culture done by scholars who are often fans themselves, showing... Read more
Introduction, Chapter 1 Conceptualising Fandom: Community and Resistance, Chapter 2 Theorising Fandom: From Capital to Disposition, Chapter 3 Fan scholars and the Fannish Disposition: The Case of BBC's Sherlock, Chapter 4 The Good Fan and the Safe Space, Chapter 5 Fan Scholarship and Neoliberal Realism: The case of the MCU, Chapter 6 Reflexivity and Fannish Disposition, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Sophie Charlotte is an independent researcher with a PhD in Media, Culture and Communication from the Huddersfield Research Centre for Participatory Culture (and some technical diplomas). She works in IT and Control, speaking frequently on society and technology. She is single, gym fit, loves cats, philosophy, home DIY, and Warhammer40k.
