Planet Cosplay: Costume Play, Identity and Global Fandom

by Adam Geczy, Anne Peirson-Smith, Paul Mountfort

This book examines cosplay from a set of ground-breaking disciplinary approaches, highlighting the latest and emerging discourses around this popular cultural practice. Planet Cosplay is authored by widely-published scholars in this field, examining the central aspects of cosplay ranging from sources and sites to performance and play, from sex and gender to production and consumption. Topics discussed include the rise of cosplay as a cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789381517
• ISBN13: 9781789381511
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.1"