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Cult Collectors

Lincoln Geraghty
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      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.The book opens with an analysis of the problematic representations of fans and fandom in film and television. Stereotypes of the fan and collector as portrayed in series such as The Big Bang Theory and films like The 40 Year Old Virgin are discussed alongside changes in consumption practices and the mainstreaming of cult media. Following this, theoretical chapters consider issues of gender, representation, nostalgia and the influence of social media. Finally, extended case study chapters examine in detail the connections between the fan community and the commodities bought and sold. Topics discussed include: The San Diego Comic-Con and the cult geographies of the fan conventionHollywood memorabilia and collecting cinema historyThe Star Wars franchise, merchandising and the adult collectorOnline stores and the commercialisation of cult fandomMattel, Hasbro and nostalgia for animated eighties children’s television
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lincoln Geraghty EAN: 9780415617642 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 453 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-02-18 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Popular culture, Media studies

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      Lincoln Geraghty is Reader in Popular Media Cultures and Director of the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research in the School of Creative Arts, Film and Media at the University of Portsmouth. His research interests lie within the broad contexts of British and American popular culture and he has written extensively in these areas.
      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.The book opens with an analysis of the problematic representations of fans and fandom in film and television. Stereotypes of the fan and collector as portrayed in series such as The Big Bang Theory and films like The 40 Year Old Virgin are discussed alongside changes in consumption practices and the mainstreaming of cult media. Following this, theoretical chapters consider issues of gender, representation, nostalgia and the influence of social media. Finally, extended case study chapters examine in detail the connections between the fan community and the commodities bought and sold. Topics discussed include: The San Diego Comic-Con and the cult geographies of the fan conventionHollywood memorabilia and collecting cinema historyThe Star Wars franchise, merchandising and the adult collectorOnline stores and the commercialisation of cult fandomMattel, Hasbro and nostalgia for animated eighties children’s television
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lincoln Geraghty EAN: 9780415617642 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 453 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-02-18 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Popular culture, Media studies

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      Lincoln Geraghty is Reader in Popular Media Cultures and Director of the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research in the School of Creative Arts, Film and Media at the University of Portsmouth. His research interests lie within the broad contexts of British and American popular culture and he has written extensively in these areas.

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