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Informationen zum Autor Mark Duffett is Associate Professor in Media at the University of Chester, UK in media and popular music for the last 15 years after successfully completing a PhD on Elvis fandom. He currently leads a relevant module in horror cinema and presented a paper on perceptions of extreme fandom for the November 2011 conference "The Monster Inside Us, The Monster Around Us" at DeMontford University, Leicester. In a world in which digital media are near ubiquitous, facilitating unprecedented access to and participation in mediated content, the affective preferences and attachments by which fans choose to engage with certain content over others out of the digital plethora of texts become central to understanding contemporary life and culture. Understanding Fandom offers an impressive overview of unparalleled scope in examining the many traditions, concepts and methodologies in the study of fans. It is an indispensable text for students and scholars alike. -- Cornel Sandvoss, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK An accessible overview that defines, organizes and develops fan studies as an area of inquiry. Mark Duffett is inclusive in his assessments and insightful in his suggestions. He offers a valuable compendium of what fandom can tell us about how we make--and are made by--our connections to popular culture. -- Joli Jensen, Hazel Rogers Professor of Communication, University of Tulsa, US Zusammenfassung Introduces undergraduate students to concepts associated with the study of media fan culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Matt HillsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2. Fan Stereotypes and Representations Chapter 3. Beyond the Text Chapter 4. The Pathological Tradition Chapter 5. How do People become Fans? Chapter 6. Fan Practices Chapter 7. Fandom, Gender and Sexual OrientationChapter 8. Myths, Cults and PlacesChapter 9. The Fan Community: Online and OfflineChapter 10. Researching Fandom Conclusion: The Frontiers of Fan ResearchGlossary NotesBibliographyIndex...
