Fanpire: The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it

Fanpire: The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it

An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
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Twilight, Stephenie Meyerâ€™s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a guilty pleasure. All told, over 110 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide, with translations into 37 languages, and the movies are some of the highest-grossing of all time. Twilight is a bona fide cultural phenomenon that has inspired a vast and unimaginably fertile fan subcultureâ€”the â€œfanpire,â€ as the members describe it.
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Just what is it about Twilight that has enchanted so many women? Tanya Erzenâ€”herself no stranger to the allure of the seriesâ€”sets out to explore the irresistible pull of Twilight by immersing herself in the vibrant and diverse world of â€œTwi-hards,â€ from Edward-addition groups and â€œTwi-rockâ€ music to Cullenism, a religion based on the values of Edwardâ€™s family of vegetarian vampires. Erzen interviews hundreds of fans online and in person, attends thousand-strong conventions, and watches the film premiere of New Moon with Twilight moms in Utah. Along the way, she joins a tour bus on a pilgrimage to Twilight-inspired sites, struggles through a Bella self-defense class, and surveys the sub-universe of Twilight fan-fiction (including E. L. Jamesâ€™s enormously popular â€œMaster of the Universeâ€ story, the basis for her erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey).
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Erzen also takes a deeper look at the appeal of traditional gender roles in a postfeminist era saturated with narratives of girl power. If Twilightâ€™s fantasies of romance and power reflect the fears, insecurities, and longings of the women who love it, the fanpire itself, Erzen shows, offers a space for meaningful bonding, mutual understanding, and friendship.
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Part journalistic investigation and part cultural analysis, Fanpire will appeal to obsessed fans, Twilight haters, and bemused onlookers alike.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Beacon Press
Manufacturer Beacon Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0807006394
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780807006399

Country	USA
Brand	Beacon Press
Manufacturer	Beacon Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0807006394
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2013-10-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780807006399

Fanpire: The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it

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