Cult media, fandom and textiles : handicrafting as fan art /

"This book is the first to explore handicrafting practiced by media fans, their online fan communities and the multiple meanings they create. Based on in-depth ethnographic research into fans on the online social network for knitters, crocheters and crafters, Ravelry, Brigid Cherry explores tex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cherry, Brigid, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Temas:
Textile crafts and popular culture.
Textile crafts > Social aspects.
Fans (Persons) > Psychology.
Media studies.
Fashion & textiles: design.
Media, information & communication industries.
Knitting & crochet.
Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts.
Textile design & theory.
DESIGN > Textile & Costume.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Needlework > Knitting.
ART > Folk & Outsider Art.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Folkcrafts.
Fans (Persons) > Psychology
Textile crafts and popular culture
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Cult Media and Handicrafting; 1 Fandom, Textiles, Gender; 2 The Fan Handicrafting Experience; 3 Narratives of the Self and Fan Identity; 4 Handicrafting as Fan Art; 5 Text and Textiles; 6 Cultural Capital and the Micro-Economy of Fan Handicrafting; Conclusion: Casting Off; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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