It Happens at Comic-Con
Download or Read eBook It Happens at Comic-Con PDF written by Ben Bolling and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Ben Bolling |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2014-02-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476614472 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476614474 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis It Happens at Comic-Con by : Ben Bolling
Book excerpt: This collection of 13 new essays employs ethnographic methods to investigate San Diego's Comic-Con International, the largest annual celebration of the popular arts in North America. Working from a common grounding in fan studies, these individual explorations examine a range of cultural practices at an event drawing crowds of nearly 125,000 each summer. Investigations range from the practices of fans costuming themselves to the talk of corporate marketers. The collection seeks to expand fan studies, exploring Comic-Con International more deeply than any publication before it.