Maud Lavin, Ling Yang, Jing Jamie Zhao, "Boys' Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 9888390805 | PDF | pages: 292 | 7.3 mb
Chinese-speaking popular cultures have never been so queer in this digital, globalist age. The title of this pioneering volume, Boys' Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan already gives an idea of the colorful, multifaceted realms the fans inhabit today. Contributors to this collection situate the proliferation of (often online) queer representations, productions, fantasies, and desires as a reaction against the norms in discourses surrounding nation-states, linguistics, geopolitics, genders, and sexualities. Moving beyond the easy polarities between general resistance and capitulation, Queer Fan Cultures explores the fans' diverse strategies in negotiating with cultural strictures and media censorship. It further outlines the performance of subjectivity, identity, and agency that cyberspace offers to female fans. Presenting a wide array of concrete case studies of queer fandoms in Chinese-speaking contexts, the essays in this volume challenge long-established Western-centric and Japanese-focused fan scholarship by highlighting the significance and specificities of Sinophone queer fan cultures and practices in a globalized world. The geographic organization of the chapters illuminates cultural differences and the other competing forces shaping geocultural intersections among fandoms based in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Frenchy Lunning, "Cosplay: The Fictional Mode of Existence"
English | ISBN: 1517912156 | 2022 | 224 pages | PDF | 72 MB
An exploration of cosplay and its relationship with the realms of its global fandom, performance, and the modes of fictional existence

A Guide to Film and TV Cosplay
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1526775638 | 130 Pages | PDF (True) | 27 MB
Have you ever wanted to escape into a comic book and become your favourite superhero? Or run away into the world of Disney princesses? Well, who says you can't? Maybe it's time you get your cosplay on!

Planet Cosplay: Costume Play, Identity and Global Fandom by Adam Geczy, Paul Mountfort, Anne Peirson-Smith
English | April 15, 2019 | ISBN: 1783209569, 1789381517 | True EPUB/PDF | 308 pages | 27.7/180 MB
This book examines cosplay from a set of ground-breaking disciplinary approaches, highlighting the latest and emerging discourses around this popular cultural practice. Planet Cosplay is authored by widely-published scholars in this field, examining the central aspects of cosplay ranging from sources and sites to performance and play, from sex and gender to production and consumption. Topics discussed include the rise of cosplay as a cultural phenomenon and its role in personal, cultural, and global identities.

Cosplay A History The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who Bring Your Favorite Stories to Life by Andrew Liptak | 44.06 MB
English | 368 Pages

Title: Cosplay: The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who Bring Your Favorite Stories to Life
Author: Andrew Liptak
Year: 2022

English | ASIN: B09MDNYJ9Z | 2022 | 11 hours and 31 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 316 MB
A history of the colorful and complex kingdom of cosplay and fandom fashion by Andrew Liptak, journalist, historian, and member of the legendary fan-based Star Wars organization the 501st Legion. In recent years, cosplay—the practice of dressing up in costume as a character—has exploded, becoming a mainstream cultural phenomenon. But what are the circumstances that made its rise possible? Andrew Liptak—a member of the legendary 501st Legion, an international fan-based organization dedicated to the dark side of Star Wars—delves into the origins and culture of cosplay to answer this question. Cosplay: A History looks at the practice's ever-growing fandom and conventions, its roots in 15th-century costuming, the relationship between franchises and the cosplayers they inspire, and the technology that brings even the most intricate details in these costumes to life. Cosplay veterans and newcomers alike will find much to relish in this rich and comprehensive history.

Cosplay: A History: The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who Bring Your Favorite Stories to Life by Andrew Liptak
English | June 28th, 2022 | ISBN: 1534455825 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 44.06 MB
A history of the colorful and complex kingdom of cosplay and fandom fashion by Andrew Liptak, journalist, historian, and member of the legendary fan-based Star Wars organization the 501st Legion.

Yaya Han's World of Cosplay A Guide to Fandom Costume Culture by Yaya Han | 52.76 MB
English | 258 Pages

Title: Yaya Han's World of Cosplay
Author: Yaya Han
Year: 2020