The secular religion of fandom: pop culture pilgrim

'The Secular Religion of Fandom' examines the function of fandom, specifically the visiting of spaces which have been recently deemed worthy of sanctification and a newly elevated status of importance. It examines how such pilgrimages are used as a means for forming and maintaining a commo...

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1. Verfasser: Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles SAGE 2016
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Zusammenfassung:'The Secular Religion of Fandom' examines the function of fandom, specifically the visiting of spaces which have been recently deemed worthy of sanctification and a newly elevated status of importance. It examines how such pilgrimages are used as a means for forming and maintaining a common language of culture, creating a replacement apparatus based on more traditional frameworks of religious worship and salvation, while becoming an ever more dominant mechanism for constructing individuality and finding belonging in a commodified culture
Beschreibung:illustrations
ISBN:9781473912694