The Beatles and Fandom - Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia

Informationen zum Autor Richard Mills is Programme Director and Associate Professor in English Literature and Popular Culture at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, UK. He is the author of The Beatles and Fandom (Bloomsbury, 2019) and co-editor, with Lee Brooks and Mark Donnelly, of Mad Dogs and Englishness (Bloomsbury, 2017) and, with Katie Kapurch and Matthias Heyman, The Beatles and Humour (Bloomsbury, 2023). Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction: The Beatles and Fandom : Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia 1. ‘She Loves You’: Beatles Monthly 2. (Un) Conventional: Beatles Fan Conventions3. ‘Paperback Writer’, Journalists as Super-Fans: Hunter Davis, Ian MacDonald and Philip Norman4. Fanaticism and the Beatles5. ‘Images of Broken Light’: The Beatles on YouTube6. Paul is Undead: Fan Fiction, Slash Fiction and Literary Fiction 7. ‘I Play the Part So Well’: Beatles Tribute Bands8. 'Ticket to Ride': English Cultural Tourism and Beatles FansConclusion: Paul is Dead: A Fan’s Story Notes References Discography Appendices Index

Product details

• Authors: Richard Mills
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.06.2021
• EAN: 9781501383199
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-8319-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; Rock, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, Pop Music, Popular Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters