{"product_id":"professor-superstar-fandom-and-anti-fandom-of-academia-hardcover","title":"Professor Superstar: Fandom and Anti-Fandom of Academia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMel Stanfill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining celebrity and fan studies together, \u003ci\u003eProfessor Superstar \u003c\/i\u003eargues that academia shares key traits with fandom, including collective emotional investment, shared interpretation of texts, and identity formation. Universities are often seen as isolated from everyday life, creating an atmosphere of both fascination and resentment. Some academics even go on to become field-specific microcelebrities. Some celebrate their influence while others resent their prominence, leading to both fandom and anti-fandom and reflecting broader social struggles as universities become battlegrounds for economic and political debates. The audiences engaging with academia extend beyond the students and faculty directly involved, creating multiple and conflicting interpretations of what academia represents. Public perceptions of academia are shaped less by its reality than by competing narratives about its role in society. By taking these dynamics seriously, we can better understand the cultural forces shaping both admiration and hostility toward higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMel Stanfill\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Texts and Technology Program and the Department of English at the University of Central Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48640511705337,"sku":"9780472077984","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kWVh_BghZ49780472077984.webp?v=1783329229","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/professor-superstar-fandom-and-anti-fandom-of-academia-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}