Planet Cosplay An Interdisciplinary Investigation Into The Global Practice Of Costume Play

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Synopsis

This book examines cosplay from a set of ground-breaking disciplinary approaches, highlighting the latest and emerging discourses around this popular cultural practice. Planet Cosplay is authored by widely-published scholars in this field, examining the central aspects of cosplay ranging from sources and sites to performance and play, from sex and gender to production and consumption. Topics discussed include the rise of cosplay as a cultural phenomenon and its role in personal, cultural, and global identities. Planet Cosplay provides a unique, multifaceted examination of the practice from theoretical bases including popular cultural studies, performance studies, gender studies, and transmedia studies. As the title suggests, the book's purview is global, encompassing some of the main centers of cosplay throughout the United States, Asia, Europe and Australasia. Each of the chapters offers not only a set of entry points into its subject matter, but also a narrative of the development of cosplay and scholarly approaches to it.

Book details

Author:
Paul Mountfort, Anne Peirson-Smith, Adam Geczy
ISBN:
9781783209569
Publisher:
Intellect, Limited
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-02-28
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Intellect 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Nonfiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Sports