Fans and Fan Cultures
Tourism, Consumerism and Social Media
Authors: Linden, Henrik, Linden, Sara
Free Preview- Focuses upon the role of social media in fan culture
- Encompasses a range of fan culture
- Relates an overview of fan culture to the wider economy
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- About this book
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Exploring the ambiguous relationship between fandom and consumer culture, this book provides a critical overview of fans, fan cultures and fan experiences in relation to the broader experience and transformation economy. Fans and Fan Cultures discusses key theoretical concepts concerning celebrity, fandoms, subculture, consumerism and marketing through a range of examples in film, travel and tourism, football and music. With an emphasis on social media, and how various online platforms are utilised by brands, artists and fans, the authors explore how this type of communication often contributes to trivialising authentic expressions of cultural and social values and identities.
- About the authors
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Henrik Linden is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Industries Management at the University of East London, UK, where he is Programme Leader for the BA in Tourism Management.
Sara Linden is Lecturer in Cultural Policy and Tourism at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-7
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Fans, Followers and Brand Advocates
Pages 9-35
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Fans and (Post)Subcultural Consumerism
Pages 37-59
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Text and Representation: The Community and the Individual
Pages 61-83
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Celebrity Culture and Modes of Participation Through “New” Media
Pages 85-104
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Fans and Fan Cultures
- Book Subtitle
- Tourism, Consumerism and Social Media
- Authors
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- Henrik Linden
- Sara Linden
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-50129-5
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-50129-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-50127-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-69902-5
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 234
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 illustrations in colour
- Topics
