The Fandom of David Bowie Everyone Says "Hi"
Built from stories and memories shared by self-defined David Bowie fans, thisbook explores how Bowie existed as a figure of renewal and redemption,resonating in particular with those marginalized by culture and society. SeanRedmond and Toija Cinque draw o
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he Fandom of David Bowie
Toija Cinque · Sean Redmond
The Fandom of David Bowie Everyone Says “Hi”
Toija Cinque Faculty of Arts and Education Deakin University Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sean Redmond Faculty of Arts and Education Deakin University Melbourne, VIC, Australia
ISBN 978-3-030-15879-8 ISBN 978-3-030-15880-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15880-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: dpa picture alliance/Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by eStudioCalamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For my big sisters, Helen and Fiona, for introducing me to the wonder of David Bowie. Those Bowie albums that went ‘missing’ from your bedroom: I still have them … Sean Redmond For my dear friends across time, places and in fandom, Dimity (Stower) Barlow and Peter Green. And my brother, Stephen—thank you for not throwing all my David Bowie books away when I moved out of home! Toija Cinque
Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge Deakin University and the School of Communication and Creative Arts for the support of our research. In particular, we are indebted to Geoff Boucher for championing our fieldwork and for providing us with research grants to complete the work. We want to extend a special thanks to all the David Bowie fans—our fellow space cadets—who patiently and enthusiastically completed our survey, attended our Focus groups and answered our questions. It has been our privilege to experience how amazing you are. This book is for you. Chapter 4 ‘Lazarus Rises: The Migrant Fandom of David Bowie’ first appeared in the Journal of the Inte
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