The Fandom of David Bowie

Everyone Says "Hi"
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-15879-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 438 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Redmond, Sean

Cinque, Toija

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Rock & Pop, Blues, Soul
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikpsychologie, Musiksoziologie

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.