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Fan Phenomena: Disney -

Fan Phenomena: Disney

Sabrina Mittermeier (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
238 Seiten
2022
Intellect Books (Verlag)
978-1-78938-677-6 (ISBN)
CHF 38,30 inkl. MwSt
Fan Phenomena: Disney collects essays on Disney fans, spanning a variety of media (such as film, television, novels, stage productions and theme parks) and different fannish approaches (cosplay, fan art), as well as the company's reactions to them.



It is a timely intervention that deals with crucial issues such as race and racism within the Disney fandom and in Disney texts, the role of queerness, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the advent of the streaming service Disney+.



The authors come from variety of disciplines, such as cultural and media studies, marketing and communications, cultural history or theatre and performance studies, and include both leading experts in fan and Disney studies, as well as emerging voices in these fields, plus interviews with fan practitioners.



It will be popular with scholars of cultural studies, cultural history, media studies, fan studies; Disney fans, and students at any level

Dr Sabrina Mittermeier is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in American cultural history at the University of Kassel, Germany, the author of A Cultural History of the Disneyland Theme Parks (Intellect 2021), and the co-editor of Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery (2020), as well as The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek (2022).

Introduction – Sabrina Mittermeier



Part 1: Diversity and the Disney Princess





Frozen Fever: Fan Fashion, Costumes, and Revisions of Elsa and Anna Designs – Nicole Lamerichs




‘Let It Go!’: Child Fans, Song, and the Frozen Franchise – Ryan Bunch 
“Dream Big, Princess”: Disney’s Princess Fandom as a Trans-generational, Feminist Fan Space – Tracey Mollet 
That’s (Not) My Princess: Representation, Race, and (Anti-)Fan Activism – Christina Wurst 
Panel Discussion: The Live Action Mulan (2020) and Disney’s Approach to Racial Diversity – Michelle Anya Anjirbag, Bertha Chin & Jingan Young 


Interlude: Representation, Censorship and Disney+





“Please don’t censor Hamilton!”: Disney+, Social Media Fandom, and Censorship – Olympia Kiriakou 
Musings of a Queer Disney Fan – Sabrina Mittermeier 


Part 2: The Disney Theme Parks and Their Fans





Creativity and Connection: How Disney Parks’ Fans Responded During the Coronavirus Closures – Rebecca Williams 
To Act Like a Kid or Not to Act Like a Kid: Disneybounding in the Parks – Rebecca Rowe 


Fan Appreciation: Victoria Wade 





Friends Just Around the Riverbend: Performing Intimacy and Authenticity in Disney Park Character Meets – Victoria Pettersen Lantz 


Fan Appreciation: Shawn Rosell





Haunted Waters: The Elimination of Liveness in Disney’s Rivers of Light – Tom Robson 
From Mickey Waffles to Vegan Samosas: Evolving Disney Food Fandoms – Jennifer A. Kokai 
The Traveling Disney Bear ‘Duffy’ and His Surprising Popularity in Japan – Katharina Hülsmann & Timo Thelen 


        Fan Appreciaton: Chris Nilghe



Part 3: The Brand and its Fans – How Disney Responds to Fandom and Monetizes Fan Labor 





Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust: Disney’s Participatory Publics – Amber L. Hutchins 
Disney's Social Media Moms – Kylie Torres 
Fitting Inside the Mouse House – Disney’s Experiential Media Aesthetics – Chris Comerford 
Disney Publishing and the Saturation of the Imaginative Market – Michelle Anya Anjirbag 

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Fan Phenomena
Zusatzinfo 12 Halftones, black and white
Sprache englisch
Maße 169 x 243 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Journalistik
Wirtschaft
ISBN-10 1-78938-677-2 / 1789386772
ISBN-13 978-1-78938-677-6 / 9781789386776
Zustand Neuware
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