Post-Object Fandom

Television, Identity and Self-Narrative

AvRebecca Williams

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Beskrivning

Fandom is generally viewed as an integral part of everyday life which impacts upon how we form emotional bonds with ourselves and others in a modern, mediated world. Whilst it is inevitable for television series to draw to a close, the reactions of fans have rarely been considered. Williams explores this everyday occurence through close analysis of television fans to examine how they respond to, discuss, and work through their feelings when shows finish airing. Through a range of case studies, including The West Wing (NBC, 2000-2006), Lost (ABC 2004 -2010), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Doctor Who (BBC 1963-1989; 2005-), The X-Files (FOX, 1993-2002), Firefly (FOX, 2002) and Sex and the City (HBO, 1998-2004), Williams considers how fans prepare for the final episodes of shows, how they talk about this experience with fellow fans, and how, through re-viewing, discussion and other fan practices, they seek to maintain their fandom after the show's cessation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-01-29
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781623561406
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)

Utforska kategorier

Television inom Kultur
Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Rebecca Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Communication, Cultural and Media Studies at the University of South Wales. She has published on television fans and audiences in journals including Continuum, Popular Communication, Television & New Media, Popular Music & Society, and Participations and recently edited Torchwood Declassified: Investigating Mainstream Cult Television (2013).

Recensioner i media

In this erudite and absorbing study, Rebecca Williams argues that endings are a crucial starting place for understanding fandom. A must read for fans and scholars alike, Post-Object Fandom makes a significant contribution to fan and media scholarship with its strong theoretical background and emphasis on moments of transition in fan identity. Eschewing a typical single fandom analysis, Williams uses a multi-fandom approach to reveal the universality of finality. From regeneration to resurrection, this is a book about conclusions that you won't want to end.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements Chapter OneIntroduction: The beginning of the end Chapter TwoOntological security, self-identity and post-object fandom Chapter ThreeDepartures, deaths and replacements: When characters leave Chapter Four'The constant in my life': The reiteration discourse Chapter Five'Turning off the life support': The rejection discourse Chapter SixMoving on?: The renegotiation discourse Chapter Seven'Living in DVD-land': Post-object fandom, re-watching, and digital media Chapter EightContinuing the Show: Interim fandom, resurrections, fan-created texts Chapter NineConclusion: Immortal fandom Index