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Fan Phenomena: Disney

Series: Fan Phenomena
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Fan Phenomena: Disney delves into the global influence and cultural impact of Disney, examining how its beloved characters, films, and theme parks have captivated audiences worldwide. The book explores the phenomenon of Disney by analysing the nostalgia, community, and fandom built around its enchanting stories. Through various essays, it highlights Disney's ability to unite generations while shaping entertainment and pop culture.
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Fan Phenomena: Disney offers an exploration of the relationship between the world of Disney and its fandom.

This collection of essays analyses the fandom of Disney brands across a variety of media, including film, television, novels, stage productions, and theme parks. It showcases fan engagement such as cosplay, fan art, and activities on social media, as well as the company’s reaction to these forms of fan expression.

Further, the volume addresses crucial issues such as race and racism, the role of queerness, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the advent of the streaming service Disney+ within the Disney fandom and in Disney texts.

The contributors come from various disciplines, including cultural and media studies, marketing and communications, cultural history, theatre and performance studies, and more. In addition to interviews with fan practitioners, the essays feature both leading experts in fan and Disney studies alongside emerging voices in these fields.

A vital new addition to the growing subdiscipline of fan studies, Fan Phenomena: Disney will be popular with scholars of cultural studies, cultural history, and media studies.

Series: Fan Phenomena

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    Fan Phenomena: Disney offers an exploration of the relationship between the world of Disney and its fandom. This collection of essays analyses the fandom of Disney brands across a variety of media, including film, television, novels, stage productions, and theme parks. It showcases fan engagement such as cosplay, fan art, and activities on social media, as well as the company’s...
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    Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Marilyn Monroe was an actress, singer, and sex symbol whose influence far outlasted her short life. Contributors to Fan Phenomena: Marilyn Monroe situate the platinum blonde starlet's omnipresent cultural relevance within the zeitgeist of current popular culture and explore the influence she has had on numerous elements of it. Her aesthetics and images have been reappropriated,...
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    Few if any books come close to being as belovedβ€”or as ubiquitousβ€”as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Best-sellers for decades, they became even more popular on the heels of Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning film adaptations. And throughout, fans have not only read the books, they've engaged with them, building one of the most active and creative...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789386776

Publisher: Intellect

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 December 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Intellect Books

Illustration: 12 Halftones, black and white

Contributors:

  • Edited by Sabrina Mittermeier

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 169.0mm

Height: 243.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 238

About the Author

Dr Sabrina Mittermeier is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in AmericanΒ cultural history at the University of Kassel, Germany, the author of A Cultural HistoryΒ of the Disneyland Theme Parks (Intellect 2021), and the co-editor of Fighting forΒ the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery (2020), as well as The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek (2022).

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