Description: Fandom Is Ugly by Mel Stanfill Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "In theory, fans are people who love something, so why, across cases from comic books to TV shows to YouTube to politicians to fan fiction, do fans engage in large-scale social media harassment to express their anger, and what does it tell us about media and public culture?"-- Publisher Description Highlights the importance of considering contemporary public culture through the lens of fan studiesThe Gamergate harassment campaign of women in video games, the "Unite the Right" rally where hundreds of Confederate monument supporters cried out racist and antisemitic slurs in Charlottesville, and the targeted racist and sexist harassment of Star Wars Asian American actress Kelly Marie Tran all have one thing in common: they demonstrate the collective power and underlying ugliness of fandoms. These fans might feel victimized or betrayed by the content theyve intertwined with their own identities, or they may simply feel that theyre speaking truth to power. Regardless, by connecting via social media, they can unleash enormous amounts of hate, which often results in severe real-world consequences.Fandom Is Ugly argues that reactionary politics and media fandoms go hand in hand, and to understand one, we need to understand the other. Mel Stanfill pushes back on two mainstream assumptions: that media and the pleasure of consumption are frivolous and unworthy of study, and that fandoms are inherently progressive. Drawing on a corpus of angry social media posts, Fandom Is Ugly finds that ugly moments happen when deep emotional attachments collide with social structures and situations that have been misunderstood. By holistically examining the forms of ugly fandom in cases that touch upon race, gender, and sexuality, Fandom Is Ugly produces a comprehensive theory of the negative sides of fan attachments. Author Biography Mel Stanfill is Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Texts and Technology Program and the Department of English at the University of Central Florida. Stanfill is the author of three books, including Rock This Way: Cultural Constructions of Musical Legitimacy. Details ISBN 1479824968 ISBN-13 9781479824960 Title Fandom Is Ugly Author Mel Stanfill Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 264 Publisher New York University Press GE_Item_ID:161869830; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781479824960
Book Title: Fandom Is Ugly
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Name: Fandom Is Ugly : Networked Harassment in Participatory Culture
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Media Studies, Popular Culture, General, Linguistics / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Mel Stanfill
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Item Width: 5.9 in
Series: Critical Cultural Communication Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
