Cult collectors : nostalgia, fandom and collecting popular culture /

Cult Collectors examines cultures of consumption and the fans who collect cult film and TV merchandise. Author Lincoln Geraghty argues that there has been a change in the fan convention space, where collectible merchandise and toys, rather than just the fictional text, have become objects for trade,...

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Main Author:	Geraghty, Lincoln, 1977- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Subjects:	Fans (Persons) > Psychology. Mass media > Social aspects. Mass media and culture. Collectors and collecting > Social aspects. Motion pictures > Collectibles. Television broadcasting > Collectibles. Collectors and collecting > Social aspects. Fans (Persons) > Psychology. Mass media > Social aspects. Motion pictures > Collectibles. Television broadcasting > Collectibles. PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Cult Collectors examines cultures of consumption and the fans who collect cult film and TV merchandise. Author Lincoln Geraghty argues that there has been a change in the fan convention space, where collectible merchandise and toys, rather than just the fictional text, have become objects for trade, nostalgia, and a focal point for fans' personal narratives. New technologies also add to this changing identity of cult fandom whereby popular websites such as eBay and ThinkGeek become cyber sites of memory and profit for cult fan communities.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781136474316 (electronic bk.) 9780203130261 (electronic bk.)