Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Media Fandom (English, Robert Andrew Dunn)

About the Book

Leisure time today is driven by fandom. Once viewed as a social pariah, the fan and associated fandom as a whole has transformed into a popularized social construct researchers are still attempting to understand. Popular culture in the modern era is defined and dominated by the fan, and the basis of fandom has established its own identity across several platforms of media. As some forms of fandom have remained constant, including sports and cinem…

ISBN: 9781799833239