The fandom of David Bowie : everyone says "hi" / Toija Cinque, Sean Redmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cinque, Toija, author.

Redmond, Sean, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bowie, David--Influence.

Bowie, David.

Popular music fans.

Physical Description:

xiii, 233 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]

Summary:

Built from stories and memories shared by self-defined David Bowie fans, this book explores how Bowie existed as a figure of renewal and redemption, resonating in particular with those marginalized by culture and society. Sean Redmond and Toija Cinque draw on personal interviews, memorabilia, diaries, letters, communal gatherings and shared conversation to find out why Bowie mattered so much to the fans that idolized him. Within the context of the contemporary media landscape, the book also determines the nature of the present digital conversations taking place about David Bowie, and focuses on seven geographical and intergenerational clusters to explore site-specific fandom. Contextualising the identification streams that have emerged around David Bowie, the book highlights his remarkable influence.

Contents:

Chapter One, Introduction: 'We're just the space cadets, and he's the commander

Chapter Two: The Fandom of David Bowie

Chapter Three: Stories of Difference and of Awakenings

Chapter Four: Lazarus Rises: the Migrant Fandom of David Bowie

Chapter Five: Bowie Contagion

Chapter Six: Being There/Being Him

Chapter Seven: Aca-Fans on Tracing Bowie Stardom for Being and Becoming

Chapter Eight: Bowie Nets and Online Interactions

Chapter Nine: Ghostly Pilgrimages

Chapter Ten, Conclusion: Everyone Says "Goodbye".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783030158798

3030158799

OCLC:

1109925975