Joy Devotion: The Importance of Ian Curtis and Fan Culture - Couverture souple

Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909394289 ISBN 13 : 9781909394285

Editeur : Headpress, 2016

Synopsis

A book about Joy Division fans written by Joy Division fans.

Joy Devotion: The Importance of Ian Curtis and fan culture explores the lasting legacy in the fan, post-punk and dot.com economy of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, and what such dedication says about the larger issues facing us in a modern world. Essays on Curtis, exploring ideas of memory, death, technology, fandom and secular religion will be complemented by photos taken at the Ian Curtis Memorial Stone every month for a year, beginning fall 2009 through 2010. Stakeholders in the Curtis legacy, from fans to artists, contribute their personal insights, allowing for intimate and never before allowed access to the very people who Curtis has continued to influence and inspire long past his untimely death in 1980.

With a foreword by Kevin Cummins. Preface by Stephen Morris.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Jennifer Otter Bickerdike is a Senior Lecturer and former American music industry executive. She has written and presented extensively on fandom and media, authored books about fan cultures and delivering the exhibition 'Joy Devotion: A Year In The Life Of A Rock Shrine At The Ian Curtis Memorial Stone'. Originally from California, Jen was a Marketing Director for Interscope Geffen A&M Records. She toured with and devised marketing and branding campaigns for major global acts including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Dr Dre, Gwen Stefani, U2 and Eminem.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headpress
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909394289
• ISBN 13: 9781909394285
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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