Du site de l'éditeur: Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world's stage. So why do audiences continue to flock to it? Given its association with wealth, one might imagine that opera tickets function as a status symbol. But while …
Watching Doctor Who: fan reception and evaluation
by Booth, Paul, Jones, Craig Owen
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"Through a richly detailed account of fan cultures and media over the over fifty-year history of the show, Watching Doctor Who explores fandom's changing attitudes towards this much-loved TV series. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade later? How do fans' …
While film and television seem to be closely allied screen media, our feature films and television series have seldom been successfully adapted across those screens. In fact, rather than functioning as portals, those allied media often seem, quite literally, screens that filter …
Celebrates the phenomenon of adult fans of LEGO products, elevating the toy into a pop-culture icon, art medium, and key factor in robotics technology, as the author copes with becoming a master model builder and a father.
Celebrity culture has a pervasive presence in our everyday lives - perhaps more so than ever before. It shapes not simply the production and consumption of media content but also the social values through which we experience the world. This collection analyses this phenomenon, b…
From 'The Simpsons' and Heat, to Sarah Jessica Parker and *NSYNC, this work analyses fame, and presents essays, which explore celebrity across a range of media, cultural and political contexts.
From 'The Simpsons' and Heat, to Sarah Jessica Parker and *NSYNC, this work analyses fame, and presents essays, which explore celebrity across a range of media, cultural and political contexts.
Cyberspaces of their own: female fandoms online
Cyberspaces of their own: female fandoms online
"The concept of crowdfunding, where grassroots creative projects are funded by the masses through websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, has been steadily gaining attention over the last few years. this book undertakes a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to the examination…
The concept of crowdfunding, where grassroots creative projects are funded by the masses through websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, has been steadily gaining attention over the last few years. this book undertakes a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to the examination …