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My Costume Myself Celebrating Stories Of Cosplay And Beyond
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Book Synopsis My Costume, Myself by : Thomas G. Endres
Download or read book My Costume, Myself written by Thomas G. Endres and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosplay. Celebrity impersonation. Historical reenactment. Drag. RenFairs. Through research and stories, come discover the transformationalworld of costumes, and how they can be used to uncover, cultivate, andrepresent aspects of one's inner self.Thomas Endres presents a much-needed deeper dive into a phenomenondefined by difference. The case study interviews, and most importantly thephotographs documenting the subjects interviewed in their cosplay performance,are presented in a manner that allows a greater depth of articulated voice fromindividuals than previous works have allowed. Bringing these voices into theconversation allows Endres' work to both explore community norms andindividual motives in their artistry while positioning them within thephenomenon's history, trends, and topics.~J. Richard Stevens, author of Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence: TheEvolution of a National IconTom, masterfully intertwines the stories of cosplayers to academicscholarship in ways that make them both accessible to and poignant for readers.Emerging from them are important questions regarding taken-for-grantedassumptions about identity, authenticity, and purpose. Tom vividly illustrateshow cosplay can transform lives. I agree. Especially in a world where polarizedideologies and judgmental thinking about difference have become normalized,these important stories need to be told. Thank you, Tom, for telling them so well.~Deanna D. Sellnow, author of The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture:Considering Mediated Texts
Book Synopsis The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture by : Deanna D. Sellnow
Download or read book The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture written by Deanna D. Sellnow and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can television shows like Stranger Things, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such as The Hunger Games help us understand rhetorical theory and criticism? The Fourth Edition of The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture offers students a step-by-step introduction to rhetorical theory and criticism by focusing on the powerful role popular culture plays in persuading us as to what to believe and how to behave. In every chapter, students are introduced to rhetorical theories, presented with current examples from popular culture that relate to the theory, and guided through demonstrations about how to describe, interpret, and evaluate popular culture texts through rhetorical analysis. Authors Deanna Sellnow and Thomas Endres provide sample student essays in every chapter to demonstrate rhetorical criticism in practice. This edition’s easy-to-understand approach and range of popular culture examples help students apply rhetorical theory and criticism to their own lives and assigned work.
Download or read book Creative Cosplay written by Amanda Haas and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational guide to sewing cosplay Boldly enter the world of cosplay and gain the confidence to design the costume of your dreams! Award-winning cosplayer Amanda Haas helps you translate your ideas from fiction to reality as you research costumes, shop for fabrics, mash-up patterns, and present your cosplay at a competition. A gorgeous photo gallery will have you frantic to join the cosplay community, while the author’s seasoned advice will give you the courage to take the first step. Bonus project: Sew a bum bag to carry your keys and other essentials to a con. Learn the art of making and wearing designer-quality costumes that will transform your persona. Turn fiction into fashion! A step-by-step guide to designing your own cosplay Dive into the fun world of cosplay with the author’s trusted advice Step up your cosplay costumes with inspirational photos, techniques, and more
Download or read book Cosplay World written by Brian Ashcraft and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with striking images of costume play from around the world, this definitive look at the global phenomenon known as "cosplay" examines its evolution from the fringes of society to the spotlight of modern culture. For over 100 years, men and women around the world have been dressing up as their favorite characters from movies, games, comics, TV, and books. Beginning as a curiosity and hobby for social outcasts, it's now a global phenomenon, fuelled by the Internet and an explosion in geek fandom. This in-depth look at the world of cosplay includes interviews with stars like Yaya Han, Crystal Graziano, and Spiral Cats, offers insights into cosplay's history and current landscape, and explains its creative processes, like how Megan Marie built the perfect Wonder Woman costume. Cosplay World features over 200 compelling photographs, showcasing everything from campy 1970s costumes to cutting-edge suits engineered in workshops and built using space-age materials. The result is both a celebration of and an informed look at a popular means of self-expression that continues to fascinate.
Download or read book Cosplay in America written by Ejen Chuang and published by Optiknerve. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cosplay in America V2 takes a reader on a visual journey through the culture of cosplay in the United States. Photographer Ejen Chuang spent three years visiting twenty cities to gather images for this book combining portraits of cosplayers taken at fandom conventions with documentary photographers of people making costumes at home and gathering at events. Along the way, cosplayers talk about their experience in cosplay. Featuring essays from Liz Ohanesian and Dr. Andrea Letamendi"--Publisher's website.
Download or read book Cosplay written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Don't Cosplay with My Heart by : Cecil Castellucci
Download or read book Don't Cosplay with My Heart written by Cecil Castellucci and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweetly snarky, romantic YA novel follows Edan as she tries to gather the strength to be the hero in her own real life even as she connects with her dream boy at a costume competition. When Edan Kupferman dresses up like her favorite character, Gargantua, she feels tall and powerful. That's important right now, because her family is a mess, her best friend is gone for the summer, her crush is confusing, and Edan's feeling small and not sure which end is up. When Edan's cosplaying, she can be angry, loud, and not the good girl everyone thinks she is. And when she's at conventions, she feels like she's found her own Team Tomorrow. But when her personal life starts to spiral out of control, Edan has to figure out whether she needs a sidekick, or if she has the strength to be the hero of her own story.
Download or read book Cosplay written by Various and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosplay, a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character.
Download or read book The Cosplay Book written by Lauren Orsini and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Elements of Cosplay by : Kyle J. Williamson
Download or read book Elements of Cosplay written by Kyle J. Williamson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to cosplay for the beginner or for someone just looking to expand their knowledge of the cosplay scene. This book looks not only at the costume itself and how to get or make one, but where to wear it, how you should act and expect other to act towards you and things you should know before you set a costumed foot outside your home. Read it from front to back or jump to the section that interests you most. The essentials of cosplay are here.
Book Synopsis All My Cosplay Shit by : Alice Devon
Download or read book All My Cosplay Shit written by Alice Devon and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate Cosplay Costume Planner will help make your next cosplay more fun and organized. The included sections below will help you plan your next cosplay for an event: General Information - Date, Time, Character, and Series - these will help you keep all your ideas organized, so you know which characters you should do next. Project Rating - This is a great section to determine if the cosplay you chose and executed was with it, based on the Expenditure, Difficulty, and Costs. You can rate each project on a five star rating scale. Costume - Sketch, Item, Price - You can draw the costume you're thinking of making, to save you money and time. You can list all the items and their price. This is a great way to visualize the character costumer you'll be making. Additional Notes - Finally, you can add any additional notes about the process or ideas for the costume.
Download or read book Cosplay Fever written by Rob Dunlop and published by Ablaze Media. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosplay (meaning 'costume role-play') has been a significant subculture in Japan for decades, but it is now growing in popularity all over the world. This title is a celebration of this art-form, with over 300 photographs of inventive and talented cosplayers.
Book Synopsis A Guide to Film and TV Cosplay by : Holly Swinyard
Download or read book A Guide to Film and TV Cosplay written by Holly Swinyard and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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! Cosplay is a hobby that is sweeping the globe, you can see it at comic cons, book launches, movie screenings and even on popular TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory and Community. A mix of exciting craft skills, heady escapism and passion for pop culture, it's easy to see why cosplay has become so popular with people no matter who they are, because now they can be anyone they want, and so can you. But how, why and where could you have a go at starting out in the wonderful world of cosplay? With a little bit of help from this handy, dandy guide to cosplay, you can get stuck in. Learn about the history of the hobby (it's been around longer than you'd think!), get your head around picking you're first costume, find out how about all the amazing skills people are using to make these costumes, and perhaps even try a few yourself. Who knows, you might be rocking our as Captain Marvel or Flynn Rider at the next big comic con! (And don't worry, there's a guide to comic con in here too.)
Book Synopsis The Costume Making Guide by : Svetlana Quindt
Download or read book The Costume Making Guide written by Svetlana Quindt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands! The Best Cosplay Tutorial Guide Ever! Get ready to impress ordinary mortals with your superhuman costume-making skills. You can do it no matter what your experience level with this, the first full step-by-step technique book on cosplay--with no sewing! Internationally known cosplayer Kamui Cosplay (a.k.a. Svetlana Quindt) shows you how to easily create elaborate costumes and successful props out of items available at your local arts and craft or hardware stores: turn foam into a realistic axe, create a breastplate from scratch and use a glue gun to modify just about anything. You will even learn the best and most accessible techniques for working with specialty cosplay materials such as Worbla! Packed with more than 30 step-by-step demonstrations that teach the skills you need to bring all your favorite characters to life no matter the genre, Kamui Cosplay deconstructs the work that goes into making a complete costume, from the first thought to the final photo. Tutorials cover design planning, fabricating body armor, 3D painting techniques and more. Best of all, you can adapt every lesson to use in all future fandom projects spanning video games, books, anime, movies and even your own original characters! Includes: • How to choose a costume and find good reference art • A short shopping list of necessary materials and tools for beginning cosplayers • Basic safety tips • A beautiful photo gallery featuring inspiring images from other cosplayers • Next steps--how to grow your workshop, take professional photos, participate in contests and join the cosplay community
Download or read book Secret Weapons written by Eric Heisserer and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Heisserer - the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of ARRIVAL and Valiant's upcoming HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT feature films - joins Harvey Award-nominated visionary Raúl Allén (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) for an all-new Valiant adventure...launching Livewire and an extraordinary new team of heroes into the fight of their lives! The government has dispatched Amanda McKee - the technopath codenamed Livewire - to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly run by Toyo Harada, the most powerful telepath on Earth and her former mentor. In his quest for world betterment at any cost, Harada sought out and activated many potential psiots like himself. Those who survived, but whose powers he deemed to have no value to his cause, were hidden away at this installation. But Livewire, having studied Harada's greatest strengths and learned his deepest weaknesses, senses opportunity where he once saw failure. A young girl who can talk to birds... A boy who can make inanimate objects gently glow... To others, these are expensive disappointments. But, to Livewire, they are secret weapons...in need of a leader. Now, as a mechanized killer called Rex-O seeks to draw them out, Livewire and her new team of cadets will be forced to put their powers into action...in ways they never could have imagined...
Book Synopsis Lost Restaurants of Tulsa by : Rhys A. Martin
Download or read book Lost Restaurants of Tulsa written by Rhys A. Martin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the early twentieth century, Tulsa was the "Oil Capital of the World." The rush of roughnecks and oil barons built a culinary foundation that not only provided traditional food and diner fare but also inspired upper-class experiences and international cuisine. Tulsans could reserve a candlelit dinner at the Louisiane or cruise along the Restless Ribbon with a pit stop at Pennington s. Generations of regulars depended on family-owned establishments such as Villa Venice, The Golden Drumstick and St. Michael's Alley. Join author Rhys Martin on a gastronomic journey through time, from the Great Depression to the days of "Liquor by the Wink" and the Oil Bust of the 1980s."--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Will the Real Prince Charming Please Stand Up? by : Ella Martin
Download or read book Will the Real Prince Charming Please Stand Up? written by Ella Martin and published by Clean Reads. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 15-year-old Bianca learns the hard way when she falls for Dante, the hottest guy in her class, who turns out to be anything but charming. And it doesn't help that Tim, a long-time crush and her brother's best friend, still makes her head fuzzy. Bianca has to ask: WILL THE REAL PRINCE CHARMING PLEASE STAND UP?
