Fangirls : scenes from modern music culture / Hannah Ewens.

An animal within an animal : a brief fangirl history -- The waiting game -- I'm (not) okay : to retreat and return -- Lady Gaga will see you now -- Sex & iPhones & rock & roll -- 'We are the media' : inside the hive mind -- Harry's girls, long-distance love and global fangirling -- Dangerous women and political fun -- Our tears dry on their own : Amy, grief and British female fans -- Witches always live through this : Courtney Love's older fangirls.

"Speaking to hundreds of fans from the UK, US, Europe, and Japan, Ewens tells the story of music fandom using its own voices, recounting previously untold or glossed-over scenes from modern pop and rock music history. In doing so, she uncovers the importance of fan devotion: how Ariana Grande represents both tragedy and resilience to her followers, or what it means to meet an artist like Lady Gaga in person. From One Directioners, to members of the Beyhive, to the author's own fandom experiences, this book reclaims the "fangirl" label for its young members, celebrating their purpose, their power, and, most of all, their passion for the music they love."-- Publisher marketing.

"This work was originally published in 2019 by Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

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