{"product_id":"enterprising-women-television-fandom-and-the-creation-of-popular-myth-paperback","title":"Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamille Bacon-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEnterprising Women\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"--\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e A study of the worldwide community of fans of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Contemporary Ethnography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.1 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130668290183,"sku":"9780812213799","price":47.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8aa807a5592487e2eaf8a73de8fdd1ec.webp?v=1732612797","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/enterprising-women-television-fandom-and-the-creation-of-popular-myth-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}