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Geraghty, Lincoln. Cult collectors: Nostalgia, fandom and collecting popular culture. London, New York: Routledge, 2014. Added by: joachim (6/17/19, 4:16 PM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English DOI: 10.4324/9780203130261 ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9780415617642 BibTeX citation key: Geraghty2014 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Fandom, USA Creators: Geraghty Publisher: Routledge (London, New York) |
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Cult Collectors examines cultures of consumption and the fans who collect cult film and TV merchandise. Author Lincoln Geraghty argues that there has been a change in the fan convention space, where collectible merchandise and toys, rather than just the fictional text, have become objects for trade, nostalgia, and a focal point for fans’ personal narratives. New technologies also add to this changing identity of cult fandom whereby popular websites such as eBay and ThinkGeek become cyber sites of memory and profit for cult fan communities. The book opens with an analysis of the problematic representations of fans and fandom in film and television. Stereotypes of the fan and collector as portrayed in series such as The Big Bang Theory and films like The 40 Year Old Virgin are discussed alongside changes in consumption practices and the mainstreaming of cult media. Following this, theoretical chapters consider issues of gender, representation, nostalgia and the influence of social media. Finally, extended case study chapters examine in detail the connections between the fan community and the commodities bought and sold. Topics discussed include:
Table of Contents List of Illustrations (ix) Introduction: Cult Collectors: Nostalgia, Fandom and Collecting (1) I. Stereotypes (11) II. People (51) III. Places (91) IV. Spaces (139) Conclusion: Collecting History, Collecting the Self (180) Bibliography (186) Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |