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Author:   Rebecca Williams
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
Imprint:   Amsterdam University Press
Edition:   0
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9789462982574

ISBN 10:   9462982570
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   17 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Adult education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Understanding the Contemporary Theme Park: Theming, Immersion & Fandom Chapter 3 - Fandom, Brandom & Plandom: Haptic Fandom, Anticipatory Labour & Digital Knowledge Chapter 4 - Extending the Haunted Mansion: Spatial Poaching, Participatory Narratives & Retrospective Transmedia Chapter 5 - Of Mice and Minions: Hierarchy, 'Ani-embodiment' & 'Metonymic Celebrity' in the Theme Park Character Encounter Chapter 6 - Turkey Legs, Dole Whip and Duff: Consumables, Diegetic Paratexts, & 'Cult-Culinary' Objects Chapter 7 - Embodied Transmedia & Paratextual-Spatio Play: Consuming, Collecting & Costuming Theme Park Merchandise Chapter 8 - Replacing & Remembering Rides: Ontological Security, Authenticity & Online Memorialisation Chapter 9 - Conclusion: Ways Forward for Theme Park & Fan Studies Index

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Rebecca Williams is Senior Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media Studies at the University of South Wales. She is the author of Post-Object Fandom (Bloomsbury, 2015) and editor of Torchwood Declassified (I.B. Tauris, 2013) and Everybody Hurts (University of Iowa Press, 2018). Her work has been published in journals such as Celebrity Studies, European Journal of Cultural Studies, Continuum, Participations, Popular Communication, and Cinema Journal.

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