Cinque / Redmond The Fandom of David Bowie

Everyone Says "Hi"
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-15880-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 233 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

Built from stories and memories shared by self-defined David Bowie fans, thisbook explores how Bowie existed as a figure of renewal and redemption,resonating in particular with those marginalized by culture and society. SeanRedmond and Toija Cinque draw on personal interviews, memorabilia, diaries,letters, communal gatherings and shared conversation to find out why Bowiemattered so much to the fans that idolized him. Contextualising the identification streams that have emerged around David Bowie, the book highlights his remarkable influence.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cinque, Toija

Redmond, Sean

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One, Introduction: ‘We're just the space cadets, and he's the commander’.- Chapter Two: The Fandom of David Bowie.- Chapter Three: Stories of Difference and of Awakenings.- Chapter Four: Lazarus Rises: the Migrant Fandom of David Bowie.-  Chapter Five: Bowie Contagion.- Chapter Six: Being There/Being Him.- Chapter Seven: Aca-Fans on Tracing Bowie Stardom for Being and Becoming.- Chapter Eight: Bowie Nets and Online Interactions.- Chapter Nine: Ghostly Pilgrimages.- Chapter Ten, Conclusion: Everyone Says “Goodbye”.

Über Autor(innen)

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.