Swoon
Swoon
Summary
Swoon is a prehistory of the fangirl. From the Byromaniacs of Regency London to the screamers of Beatlemania, it revisits six defining moments in book, film and music history through the eyes of the girls and women who gave birth to pop culture as we know it today.
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Swoon by Bea Martinez-Gatell
Swoon is a prehistory of the fangirl. From the Byromaniacs of Regency London to the screamers of Beatlemania, it revisits six defining moments in book, film and music history through the eyes of the girls and women who gave birth to pop culture as we know it today.Bea Martinez-Gatell is a writer and pop culture historian. Her work explores the relationship between media, celebrity and the emotional lives of women and girls. She studied film and literature at the University of Warwick and for an MA in the history of film and visual media at Birkbeck, University of London, where her research centred on teen girl audiences and Hollywood cinema. When she isn’t writing books, she studies how people form emotional connections with technology as an experience researcher. You can most often find her in either London or Barcelona.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785908828 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785908820 |
| Title | Swoon |
| Author | Bea Martinez-Gatell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
| Year published | 2025-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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