Theme Park Fandom

Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures

AvRebecca Williams

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This book argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relationships with places of meaning.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-02-17
Mått:156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Transmedia
Antal sidor:260
Upplaga:0
Förlag:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9789462982574

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Rebecca Williams is Senior Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media Studies at the University of South Wales. She is the author of Post-Object Fandom (Bloomsbury, 2015) and editor of Torchwood Declassified (I.B. Tauris, 2013) and Everybody Hurts (University of Iowa Press, 2018). Her work has been published in journals such as Celebrity Studies, European Journal of Cultural Studies, Continuum, Participations, Popular Communication, and Cinema Journal.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2.Understanding the Contemporary Theme Park: Theming, Immersion & Fandom, 3. Fandom, Brandom & Plandom: Haptic Fandom, Anticipatory Labour & Digital Knowledge, 4. Extending the Haunted Mansion: Spatial Poaching, Participatory Narratives & Retrospective Transmedia, 5. Of Mice and Minions: Hierarchy, 'Ani-embodiment' & 'Metonymic Celebrity' in the Theme Park Character Encounter, 6. Turkey Legs, Dole Whip and Duff: Consumables, Diegetic Paratexts, & 'Cult-Culinary' Objects, 7. Embodied Transmedia & Paratextual-Spatio Play: Consuming, Collecting & Costuming Theme Park Merchandise, 8. Replacing & Remembering Rides: Ontological Security, Authenticity & Online Memorialisation, 9. Conclusion: Ways Forward for Theme Park & Fan Studies, Index