The Fandom of David Bowie
Everyone Says "Hi"
Authors: Cinque, Toija, Redmond, Sean
Free Preview- Explores the nuances, poetics and social understandings of Bowie’s Oeuvre and fandomDraws on personal interviews, memorabilia, diaries, letter writing, and collective and communal gatheringsCritically examines the grief and mourning rituals surrounding Bowie death in January 2016
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- About this book
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Built from stories and memories shared by self-defined David Bowie fans, this
book explores how Bowie existed as a figure of renewal and redemption,
resonating in particular with those marginalized by culture and society. Sean
Redmond and Toija Cinque draw on personal interviews, memorabilia, diaries,
letters, communal gatherings and shared conversation to find out why Bowie
mattered so much to the fans that idolized him. Contextualising the identification
streams that have emerged around David Bowie, the book highlights his remarkable influence.
- About the authors
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Toija Cinque is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at Deakin University, Australia.
Sean Redmond is Professor in Screen and Design at Deakin University, Australia. - Reviews
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“David Bowie was a mosaic of contradictions, and Everyone Says Hi captures multiple facets of his glittering stardom through those who continue to idolise him. Toija Cinque and Sean Redmond rigorously examine Bowie’s impact on diverse lives, including their own. The result is a fascinating, honest and often moving collection of stories .” (Will Brooker, Professor of Film and Cultural Studies, Kingston University, UK and author of Forever Stardust)
“The Fandom of David Bowie: Everybody Says ‘Hi’ sweeps away hackneyed stereotypes, replacing them with a series of cogent explanations which demonstrate how Bowie fans continually use the object of their fascination as a personal resource, a figure who helps them live their lives. In my research field, I think we will be talking about Cinque and Redmond’s insights for years to come.” (Dr Mark Duffett, author of Understanding Fandom)
“Toija Cinque and Sean Redmond have organized a must-read book for anyone interested in knowing more about the most luminous star of our times, David Bowie, particularly what makes his fans tick. Their new book takes readers on a journey, one that is both illuminating and curiously introspective, into the affective links shared by the global Bowie fan community in its tantalizing diversity.” (Dr Ana Cristina Mendes, Department of English Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal)
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction: ‘We’re Just the Space Cadets, and He’s the Commander’
Pages 1-16
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The Fandom of David Bowie
Pages 17-39
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Stories of Difference and of Awakenings
Pages 41-65
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Lazarus Rises: The Migrant Fandom of David Bowie
Pages 67-85
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Bowie Contagion
Pages 87-109
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Fandom of David Bowie
- Book Subtitle
- Everyone Says "Hi"
- Authors
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- Toija Cinque
- Sean Redmond
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-15880-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-15880-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-15879-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-15882-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 233
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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