Cult Media, Fandom, and Textiles

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In this original and provocative study, Brigid Cherry investigates the role of knitting in fan culture, sparking new questions about production, consumption, and the intersection of materials and media. Students, many of whom participate in these subcultures in their daily lives, will find much that is relevant and appealing here. -- Becky Peterson, University of New Mexico, USA Cult Media offers an enlightening and entertaining piece of fanthropological research, which will appeal to both scholars and fans. In this revealing and sincere text, Brigid Cherry addresses the experiences, assumptions, and implications of the lesser-known worlds of fan handcrafters. -- Theresa M. Winge, Michigan State University, USA Cult Media, Fandom and Textiles is a wonderful addition to the field of Fan Studies that explores the experience of being a fan through handcrafting projects. By positioning the fan as creator, Cherry brilliantly juxtaposes contemporary forms of popular culture devotion, performance, and identity with more traditional and accepted understandings of the term craft. This approach is truly innovative, raising and addressing questions about belonging, making and being within a media society. A real interdisciplinary text that is both academic and wholly readable. -- Joanne Turney, Winchester School of Art, Southampton University, UK