{"product_id":"costuming-cosplay-therzusa-m-winge-9781350035911","title":"Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eCosplay, short for \"costume play\", has grown from its origins at fan conventions into a billion-dollar global dress phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eCostuming Cosplay\u003c\/i\u003e takes us from elaborately crafted DIY costumes to online fandoms, examining how the practice of portraying fictional characters from popular culture through dress and performance has become a creative means of expressing and playing with different identities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an approach that ranges from admiration and role-play to gender performance, this is the first book to fully examine the subculture and costume of the Cosplay phenomenon. Drawing on extensive first-hand research at conventions across North America and Asia, Therèsa M. Winge invites us to explore how Cosplay functions as a meritocracy of creativity, escapism, and disguise, and offers a creative realm in which fantasy and new forms of socializing carry as much importance as costume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with color photographs of both celebrity and amateur Cosplayers, \u003ci\u003eCostuming Cosplay\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and scholars of fashion and costume, popular culture, anthropology, gender, and media studies, as well as global players and fans of Cosplay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Therèsa M. Winge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350035912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350035911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Therèsa M. Winge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110675730687,"sku":"9781350035911","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de91b24a-54f5-4ce8-9cfc-17ef7c32f9d5.jpg?v=1725469460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/costuming-cosplay-therzusa-m-winge-9781350035911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}