Fan CulturesEmphasising the contradictions of fandom, Matt Hills outlines how media fans have been conceptualised in cultural theory. Drawing on case studies of specific fan groups, from Elvis impersonators to X-Philes and Trekkers, Hills discusses a range of approaches to fandom, from the Frankfurt School to psychoanalytic readings, and asks whether the development of new media creates the possibility of new forms of fandom. Fan Cultures also explores the notion of "fan cults" or followings, considering how media fans perform the distinctions of 'cult' status. |
Contents
Fan cultures between consumerism and resistance | 27 |
Fan cultures between community and hierarchy | 46 |
Fan cultures between knowledge and justification | 65 |
Fan cultures between fantasy and reality | 90 |
Theorising cult media | 115 |
Fandom between cult and culture | 117 |
Media cults between the textual and the extratextual | 131 |
Cult geographics between the textual and the spatial | 144 |
Cult bodies between the self and the other | 158 |
new media new fandoms new theoretical approaches? | 172 |
Notes | 185 |
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