Leveraging affect: mobilizing enthusiasm and the co-production of the musical economy

This chapter considers the promises and problems of fandom and enthusiasm within capitalism, with particular reference to rise of crowdsourcing as a means of mobilising fan enthusiasm to fund new creative projects, with a particular focus on the music industry. Crowdfunding has emerged as an alterna...

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Main Authors: Leyshon, Andrew, Thrift, Nigel, Crewe, Louise, French, Shaun, Webb, Peter
Other Authors: Hracs, Brian J.
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53757/