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Beschreibung
This book argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relationships with places of meaning.
This book argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relationships with places of meaning.
Über den Autor

Rebecca Williams is Senior Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media Studies at the University of South Wales. She is the author of Post-Object Fandom (Bloomsbury, 2015) and editor of Torchwood Declassified (I.B. Tauris, 2013) and Everybody Hurts (University of Iowa Press, 2018). Her work has been published in journals such as Celebrity Studies, European Journal of Cultural Studies, Continuum, Participations, Popular Communication, and Cinema Journal.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2.Understanding the Contemporary Theme Park: Theming, Immersion & Fandom, 3. Fandom, Brandom & Plandom: Haptic Fandom, Anticipatory Labour & Digital Knowledge, 4. Extending the Haunted Mansion: Spatial Poaching, Participatory Narratives & Retrospective Transmedia, 5. Of Mice and Minions: Hierarchy, 'Ani-embodiment' & 'Metonymic Celebrity' in the Theme Park Character Encounter, 6. Turkey Legs, Dole Whip and Duff: Consumables, Diegetic Paratexts, & 'Cult-Culinary' Objects, 7. Embodied Transmedia & Paratextual-Spatio Play: Consuming, Collecting & Costuming Theme Park Merchandise, 8. Replacing & Remembering Rides: Ontological Security, Authenticity & Online Memorialisation, 9. Conclusion: Ways Forward for Theme Park & Fan Studies, Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781041189473
ISBN-10: 1041189478
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Williams, Rebecca
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Rebecca Williams
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2025
Gewicht: 0,401 kg
Artikel-ID: 134287446