We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
"Cosplay Is Serious Business": Gendering Material Fan Labor on Heroes of Cosplay.
- Authors
SCOTT, SUZANNE
- Abstract
A television criticism is presented for the reality television series "Heroes of Cosplay," which focuses on fan labor in cosplay, or costume play. Topics discussed include a page on social networking site Tumblr called "Heroes of Cosplay Confessions," the gender aspects of cosplay and fan labor, and the depictions of fan conventions in the television show. The concept of professionalization is also examined.
- Subjects
HEROES of Cosplay (TV program); COSPLAY; FANS (Persons); TUMBLR (Web resource); LABOR; FAN conventions; PROFESSIONALIZATION; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Cinema Journal, 2015, Vol 54, Issue 3, p146
- ISSN
0009-7101
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/cj.2015.0029