Cosplay and the Art of Play Exploring Sub-Culture Through Art /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Crawford, Garry (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hancock, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Leisure Studies in a Global Era
• Θέματα: Sports-Sociological aspects.; Cultural studies.; Culture.; Sociology, Urban.; Youth-Social life and customs.; Fine arts.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Cultural Studies.; Sociology of Culture.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Youth Culture.; Fine Arts.

This book is an introduction to cosplay as a subculture and community, built around playful spaces and the everyday practices of crafting costumes, identities, and performances. Drawing on new and original ethnographic data, as well as the innovative use of arts-led research, this book adds to our u...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: What Is Cosplay?
• 2. Contextualising the Artwork
• 3. Cosplay and Art as Research Method
• 4. Cosplay as Subculture
• 5. Identity and Performance
• 6. Crafting Cosplay
• 7. Playful Cultures and the Appropriation of Urban Space
• 8. Conclusion: Decentring Cosplay.