Point of Sale examines media retail as a vital component in the study of popular culture. It brings together fifteen essays by top media scholars that show how retail matters as a site of significance to culture industries as well as a crucial locus of meaning and participation for consumers.
Point of Sale examines media retail as a vital component in the study of popular culture. It brings together fifteen essays by top media scholars that show how retail matters as a site of significance to culture industries as well as a crucial locus of meaning and participation for consumers.
DANIEL HERBERT is an associate professor in the department of film, television, and media at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of Videoland: Movie Culture at the American Video Store and Film Remakes and Franchises. DEREK JOHNSON is professor of media and cultural studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Media Franchising: Creative License and Collaboration in the Culture Industries and Transgenerational Media Industries: Adults, Children, and the Reproduction of Culture.
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Contents Introduction: Media Studies in the Retail Apocalypse Derek Johnson and Daniel Herbert Part I: Retail and New Media Technologies Chapter 1: Industrial Crossroads or Cross Purposes? Circuit City, DIVX, and the History of Multi-functional Media Retailers Daniel Herbert Chapter 2: Amazon, Bookseller: Disruption and Continuity in Digital Capitalism Emily West Chapter 3: The First Sale Doctrine and U.S. Media Retail Gregory Steirer Chapter 4: Game Retail and Crowdfunding Heikki Tyni and Olli Sotamaa Chapter 5: The App Store: Female Consumers, Shopping, and Digital Culture Elizabeth Affuso Part II: Media and the Politics of Constructing Retail Space Chapter 6: Shelf Flow: Spatial Logics, Product Categorizations, and Media Brands at Retail Avi Santo Chapter 7: Get Your Cape On: Target’s Invitation to the DC Universe Ethan Tussey and Meredith Bak Chapter 8: Shop, Makeover, Love: Transformative Paratexts and Aspirational Fandom for Female-Driven Franchises Courtney Brannon Donoghue Chapter 9: Female Treble: Gender, Record Retail, and a Play for Space Tim J. Anderson Chapter 10: “It’s Not Just Commerce, It’s Community”: Erotic Media and the Feminist Sex-Toy Store Revolution Lynn Comella Part III: Practices and Participation in Media Retail Communities Chapter 11: Comic Book Stores as Sites of Struggle Benjamin Woo and Nasreen Rajani Chapter 12: From Dealer’s Room to Exhibit Hall: Comic Retailing and the San Diego Comic-Con Erin Hanna Chapter 13: The Changing Scales of Diasporic Media Retail Evan Elkins Chapter 14: Delivering Media: The Convenience Store as Media Mix Hub Marc Steinberg Chapter 15: Retail Wizardry: Constructing Media Fantasies from the Point of Sale Derek Johnson
Contents Introduction: Media Studies in the Retail Apocalypse Derek Johnson and Daniel Herbert Part I: Retail and New Media Technologies Chapter 1: Industrial Crossroads or Cross Purposes? Circuit City, DIVX, and the History of Multi-functional Media Retailers Daniel Herbert Chapter 2: Amazon, Bookseller: Disruption and Continuity in Digital Capitalism Emily West Chapter 3: The First Sale Doctrine and U.S. Media Retail Gregory Steirer Chapter 4: Game Retail and Crowdfunding Heikki Tyni and Olli Sotamaa Chapter 5: The App Store: Female Consumers, Shopping, and Digital Culture Elizabeth Affuso Part II: Media and the Politics of Constructing Retail Space Chapter 6: Shelf Flow: Spatial Logics, Product Categorizations, and Media Brands at Retail Avi Santo Chapter 7: Get Your Cape On: Target’s Invitation to the DC Universe Ethan Tussey and Meredith Bak Chapter 8: Shop, Makeover, Love: Transformative Paratexts and Aspirational Fandom for Female-Driven Franchises Courtney Brannon Donoghue Chapter 9: Female Treble: Gender, Record Retail, and a Play for Space Tim J. Anderson Chapter 10: “It’s Not Just Commerce, It’s Community”: Erotic Media and the Feminist Sex-Toy Store Revolution Lynn Comella Part III: Practices and Participation in Media Retail Communities Chapter 11: Comic Book Stores as Sites of Struggle Benjamin Woo and Nasreen Rajani Chapter 12: From Dealer’s Room to Exhibit Hall: Comic Retailing and the San Diego Comic-Con Erin Hanna Chapter 13: The Changing Scales of Diasporic Media Retail Evan Elkins Chapter 14: Delivering Media: The Convenience Store as Media Mix Hub Marc Steinberg Chapter 15: Retail Wizardry: Constructing Media Fantasies from the Point of Sale Derek Johnson
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