Enterprising Women - (Contemporary Ethnography) by Camille Bacon-Smith (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A study of the worldwide community of fans of Star Trek and other genre television series who create and distribute fiction and art based on their favorite series.
- Author(s): Camille Bacon-Smith
- 352 Pages
- Social Science, Popular Culture
- Series Name: Contemporary Ethnography
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Book Synopsis
A study of the worldwide community of fans of Star Trek and other genre television series who create and distribute fiction and art based on their favorite series. This community includes people from all walks of life--housewives, librarians, secretaries, and professors of medieval literature. Ninety percent of its members are women.Review Quotes
"Enterprising Women offers a picture of one of the few models around for female community and self-affirmation. Rather than accepting the passive female images and consumer values purveyed by most TV shows, women fan-fiction writers have adapted television to their own purposes."-- "Women's Review of Books"
"Bacon-Smith's many years of skillful ethnographic research and lucid prose help nonfans understand the cultural and theoretical significance of the fan-produced fiction, artwork, and social relations that make fandom so cohesive and critically essential to its members. . . . Both males and females in communications, sociology, ethnography, psychology, and women's studies will benefit from this fine book."-- "Choice"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.04 Inches (W) x .89 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.24 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Series Title: Contemporary Ethnography
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Popular Culture
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Camille Bacon-Smith
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 1991
TCIN: 91353060
UPC: 9780812213799
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-9528
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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