It happens at Comic-Con : ethnographic essays on a pop culture phenomenon / edited by Ben Bolling and Matthew J. Smith ; foreword by Matthew Pustz ; afterword by Randy Duncan and Peter M. Coogan.

Other author Bolling, Ben, editor.
Other author Smith, Matthew J., 1971- editor.
Format Book
PublicationJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Descriptionviii, 206 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Abstract "This collection of 13 new essays employs ethnographic methods to investigate San Diego's Comic-Con international, the largest annual celebration of the popular arts in North America. Working from a common grounding in fan studies, these individual explorations examine a range of cultural practices at an event drawing crowds of nearly 150,000 each summer"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014000029
ISBN9780786476947 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN078647694X (softcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN6714 .I8 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold