Description - The Adoring Audience by Lisa A. Lewis
What distinguishes fans from general audiences? Who is most likely to become a fan? What lies behind the stigma of fandom? This fascinating collection of essays is the first scholarly work to explore the complex relationship between fans, stars and the media industry. The contributors (a fan writer, a team of popular journalists as well as eminent academics and researchers) argue that fandom is a coherent and important subject for critical inquiry. The book breaks traditional stereotypes of fandom and reveals how fans actively influence and produce popular culture. Key Features: The book covers all the social aspects of fandom: sexual preference; class; age; gender; generation and ethnicity. It focuses on the hysterical female response to the Beatles, female fantasies of Elvis and 'groupies'. The contributors examines fan letters, music production and the extent to which the television industry regards fans as valuable to their enterprise.
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