Post-Object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-Narrative by Williams, Rebecca

Post-Object Fandom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781501319983)

Vendor: Rebecca Williams
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Post-Object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-Narrative by Williams, Rebecca

Post-Object Fandom

$51.95
Post-Object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-Narrative by Williams, Rebecca

Post-Object Fandom

$51.95
Format: Paperback
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Fandom is generally viewed as an integral part of everyday life which impacts upon how we form emotional bonds with ourselves and others in a modern, mediated world. Whilst it is inevitable for television series to draw to a close, the reactions of fans have rarely been considered. Williams explores this everyday occurence through close analysis of television fans to examine how they respond to, discuss, and work through their feelings when shows finish airing. Through a range of case studies, including The West Wing (NBC, 2000-2006), Lost (ABC 2004 -2010), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Doctor Who (BBC 1963-1989; 2005-), The X-Files (FOX, 1993-2002), Firefly (FOX, 2002) and Sex and the City (HBO, 1998-2004), Williams considers how fans prepare for the final episodes of shows, how they talk about this experience with fellow fans, and how, through re-viewing, discussion and other fan practices, they seek to maintain their fandom after the show's cessation.

Author: Rebecca Williams
ISBN-10: 1501319981
ISBN-13: 9781501319983
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2016
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
By Rebecca Williams
By Rebecca Williams
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Rebecca Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Communication, Cultural and Media Studies at the University of South Wales. She has published on television fans and audiences in journals including Continuum, Popular Communication, Television & New Media, Popular Music & Society, and Participations and recently edited Torchwood Declassified: Investigating Mainstream Cult Television (2013).

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