{"product_id":"cult-media-fandom-and-textiles-handicrafting-as-fan-art-paperback","title":"Cult Media, Fandom, and Textiles: Handicrafting as Fan Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrigid Cherry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 textile craft by fans as both an artistic practice and transformative fan work. Including case studies of projects inspired by \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e and steampunk, the book engages with many forms of fan production, including fan art, fan fiction and cosplay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of popular films and TV shows are increasingly engaging with textile crafts as a way of reworking, reimagining and engaging with cult media texts. Proving a global phenomenon amongst fan cultures in the digital media sphere, traditional film and TV audiences are forging their fan identities and participating in wider fan communities in innovative ways through online craft forums and blogs that showcase their knitting, crochet, spinning and dyeing projects. Exploring key debates from textile and media theory, surrounding gender, domesticity, the culture industries, audiences and fan culture, this book is essential reading for students of textiles, media studies, fashion, cultural and gender studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrigid Cherry\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Fellow in Screen Media in the School of Arts and Humanities at St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55205357125923,"sku":"9781350071339","price":102.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8279\/8371\/files\/c3FBZ01KRUdjakN3aE1LOG0wVWFlUT09.webp?v=1780689646","url":"https:\/\/homeschoolbookbarn.com\/products\/cult-media-fandom-and-textiles-handicrafting-as-fan-art-paperback","provider":"Homeschool Book Barn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}