Routledge, Date: 1992-07-21. Hardcover. Like New. Bound in publisher's black cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as issued. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. VIII, 343 p., illustrations, 23 cm. <br> "Drawing on a rich theoretical background with sources ranging from feminist literary criticism to cultural anthropology, Jerkins applies and adapts Michel de Certeau's model of "poaching," in which an audience appropriates a text for itself. Taking a stand against the stereotypical portrayal of fans as obsessive nerds who are out of touch with reality, he demonstrates that fans are pro-active constructors of an alternative culture using elements "poached" and reworked from the popular media." - Journal of Popular Culture. 1992. Routledge ISBN 0415905710 9780415905718 [US]

ISBN10: 0415905710, ISBN13: 9780415905718, [publisher: Routledge] Hardcover Bound in publisher's black cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as issued. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. VIII, 343 p., illustrations, 23 cm. "Drawing on a rich theoretical background with sources ranging from feminist literary criticism to cultural anthropology, Jerkins applies and adapts Michel de Certeau's model of "poaching," in which an audience appropriates a text for itself. Taking a stand against the stereotypical portrayal of fans as obsessive nerds who are out of touch with reality, he demonstrates that fans are pro-active constructors of an alternative culture using elements "poached" and reworked from the popular media." - Journal of Popular Culture.
[Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]