{"product_id":"fans-9780745629728","title":"Fans","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFans: The Mirror of Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e Cornel Sandvoss explores the social, cultural, and psychological premises and consequences of fan consumption. The scope of the book is impressive  he looks not just at the nature and development of whole fan cultures, but also focuses on the experience and identity of the individual fan. In addition, the book proposes a new perspective on fans and popular culture, arguing that the modern self is reflected and constituted through media consumption.  \u003cp\u003eIn developing his account, Sandvoss draws on theoretical ideas in an original yet accessible way, and uses a wide range of examples, from Star Trek to Madonna to football, to illustrate his argument. This makes Fans: the mirror of consumption' an ideal text for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students studying fans, audiences and consumption in all areas of contemporary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is the book's original contribution, combined with its student-friendly approach, that will make F\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A magisterial book, which expands the range of examples in the discussion, opens up a range of new questions, and poses some provocative new conceptual models. Many established scholars (myself among them) are going to spend many hours rebutting or revising some of his claims, but we are also going to appreciate the catalyst he provides for us to question and rethink our own positions. Let the sparks fly!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Jenkins, \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an important, critical contribution to debates on fandom. Sandvoss expertly introduces and analyses key works in fan studies, but more than that, \u003ci\u003eFans: The Mirror of Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e offers its own intriguing new theories of fan interpretation. A must-read book for anyone interested in how media texts can come to mean so much to so many people.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Hills, \u003ci\u003eCardiff University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book develops the study of fandom in significant new directions, integrating analyses of social, psychological and textual processes. It will serve as a benchmark for future research on audiences, fans and textuality, and should be widely read.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Longhurst, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Salford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Representing Fandom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Dominant Discourse of Resistance: Fandom and Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Text Called Home: Fandom Between Performance and Place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Inner Fan: Fandom and Psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Fandom as Extension of Self: Self-Reflection and Narcissism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Fan Texts: From Polysemy to Neutrosemy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Conclusion: One-Dimensional Fan?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404361769303,"sku":"9780745629728","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fans-9780745629728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}