Fan Identities and Practices in Context : Dedicated to Music (Paperback)

Introduction Mark Duffett Part I: Identities 1. Directions in Music Fan Research: Undiscovered Territories and Hard Problems Mark Duffett 2. A Long Strange Trip: The Continuing World of European Deadheads Peter Smith and Ian Inglis 3. "Anyone who Calls Muse a Twilight Band will be Shot on Sight": Music, Distinction, and the "Interloping Fan" in the Twilight Franchise Rebecca Williams 4. Diva Worship and the Sonic Search for Queer Utopia Craig Jennex 5. Making Monsters: Lady Gaga, Fan Identification, and Social Media Melissa A. Click, Hyunji Lee and Holly Willson Holladay 6. "His Soul Was Wandering and Holy": Employing and Contesting Religious Terminology in Django Fandom Siv B. Lie 7. My Music, Not Yours: Ravings of a Rock-and-Roll Fanatic B. Lee Cooper Part II: Fan Practices 8. Fan Practices Mark Duffett 9. Autechre and Electronic Music Fandom: Performing Knowledge Online through Techno-Geek Discourses Thomas Brett 10. New Economy of Fandom Patryk Galuszka 11. "Bandom Ate My Face": The Collapse of the Fourth Wall in Online Fan Fiction Ross Hagen 12. Filming Concerts for YouTube: Seeking Recognition in the Pursuit of Cultural Capital Steven Colburn 13. Penfriendships, Exchange Economies, and "FBs": Take That Fans Networking before the Digital Revolution Anja Lobert 14. Smells Like Focus Group Spirit? The Changing Nature of Pop Fandom and its Deployment as a Political Tool Rupa Huq Conclusion Mark Duffett