(Wiley Blackwell Companions to Cultural Studies) 1st Edition
by Paul Booth (Editor)
A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies
offers scholars and fans an accessible and engaging resource for
understanding the rapidly expanding field of fan studies. International
in scope and written by a team that includes many major scholars, this
volume features over thirty especially-commissioned essays on a variety
of topics, which together provide an unparalleled overview of this
fast-growing field.
Separated into five sections—Histories,
Genealogies, Methodologies; Fan Practices; Fandom and Cultural Studies;
Digital Fandom; and The Future of Fan Studies—the book synthesizes
literature surrounding important theories, debates, and issues within
the field of fan studies. It also traces and explains the social,
historical, political, commercial, ethical, and creative dimensions of
fandom and fan studies. Exploring both the historical and the
contemporary fan situation, the volume presents fandom and fan studies
as models of 21st century production and consumption, and identifies the
emergent trends in this unique field of study.
