Theme Park Fandom

Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Av Rebecca Williams

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-02-17
Mått156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTransmedia
Antal sidor260
Upplaga0
FörlagAmsterdam University Press
ISBN9789462982574

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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.

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