Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Lucy Bennett is a researcher at JOMEC, Cardiff University, UK. Her work on fan cultures appears in journals such as New Media & Society, Journal of Fandom Studies, Transformative Works and Cultures, Social Semiotics, Continuum, Cinema Journal, Celebrity Studies and Participations. She is the co-founder/chair of the Fan Studies Network and co-editor of Crowdfunding the Future: Media Industries, Ethics and Digital Society (2015).

Paul Booth is Professor of Communication at DePaul University, USA. Booth's research interests include fandom, new technologies and media, popular culture, and cult media. He is the author of Time on TV (2012), Digital Fandom (2010), and Playing Fans (2014). He has edited Fan Phenomena: Doctor Who (2013), and has published numerous articles on fans, social media, and technology. He is currently enjoying a cup of coffee.