Dear all,
Transformative Works and Cultures has published a new issue, edited by Bob Rehak and focusing on materiality and object-oriented fandom. Please see below for the issue link and table of contents.
Vol 16 (2014)
Table of Contents
http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/issue/view/17
Editorial
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Materiality and object-oriented fandom
Bob Rehak
Theory
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From Dalek half balls to Daft Punk helmets: Mimetic fandom and the crafting
of replicas
Matt Hills
Exhibiting fandom: A museological perspective
Dorus Hoebink, Stijn Reijnders, Abby Waysdorf
It’s not all about the music: Online fan communities and collecting Hard
Rock Café pins
Lincoln Geraghty
Peril-sensitive sunglasses, superheroes in miniature, and pink polka-dot
boxers: Artifact and collectible video game feelies, play, and the
paratextual gaming experience
Ian M. Peters
Praxis
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A pragmatics of things: Materiality and constraint in fan practices
Benjamin Woo
The invisible teenager: Comic book materiality and the amateur films of Don
Glut
Matt Yockey
The heterogeneity of maid cafés: Exploring object-oriented fandom in
Japan
Luke Sharp
Cosplaying the media mix: Examining Japan’s media environment, its static
forms, and its influence on cosplay
Matthew Ogonoski
Symposium
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The butcher, the baker, the lightsaber maker
Forrest Phillips
Written on the body: Experiencing affect and identity in my fannish tattoos
Bethan Jones
Fitting Glee in your mailbox
. wordplay
Interview
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Interview with Mark Racop
Matt Yockey
Beyond souvenirs: Making fannish items by hand
Dana Sterling Bode
Interview with Kandy Fong
Francesca Coppa
Review
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Cult collectors: Nostalgia, fandom and collecting popular culture, by
Lincoln Geraghty
Michael S. Duffy
Anime’s media mix: Franchising toys and characters in Japan, by Marc
Steinberg
Brandeise Monk-Payton
Send in the clones: A cultural study of the tribute band, by Georgina
Gregory
Sun-ha Hong
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