Panda Fandom
Nation, Capitalism, and Biopower
- Publisher's listprice GBP 39.99
-
19 735 Ft (18 795 Ft + 5% VAT)
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.
- Discount 10% (cc. 1 974 Ft off)
- Discounted price 17 761 Ft (16 916 Ft + 5% VAT)
Subcribe now and take benefit of a favourable price.
Subscribe
19 735 Ft
Availability
Not yet published.
Why don't you give exact delivery time?
Delivery time is estimated on our previous experiences. We give estimations only, because we order from outside Hungary, and the delivery time mainly depends on how quickly the publisher supplies the book. Faster or slower deliveries both happen, but we do our best to supply as quickly as possible.
Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 1 December 2025
- ISBN 9781032841045
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 453 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 Tables, black & white 700
Categories
Short description:
This book provides the first exploration of panda fandom, a term denoting the community built upon the deep and intimate emotional connections between fans and giant pandas. The book uncovers the dynamic relationship between China, the West, and the giant panda, rooted in over two centuries of cross-cultural encounters.
More
Long description:
This book provides the first exploration of panda fandom, a term denoting the community built upon the deep and intimate emotional connections between fans and giant pandas. The book uncovers the dynamic relationship between China, the West, and the giant panda, rooted in over two centuries of cross-cultural encounters.
Drawing from extensive fieldwork at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, it explores how panda fandom has evolved as a result of China’s participation in global capitalism, cultural exchange, and diplomatic strategy. This book aims at showing that panda fandom, though taking its shape in the Chinese nation currently, has been a consequence to the expansion of Western imperialism, colonialism, and capitalist industrialization in the Chinese community since the 18th century. It undertakes the task of inquiring how the Chinese communities, through the figure of the giant panda, have responded and made sense of this modern transformation. The book is loosely organized around the chronicle order of the development of the panda fandom and can be divided into two parts. The first part explains the emergence of the panda fandom and the second part deals with interviews. Through a rich blend of personal narratives, historical documents, daily observations, and carefully crafted interviews, it provides a fresh perspective on how cuteness, biopower, and nationalism shape both Chinese identity and the lived experiences of these fans. Based on an intimate look at the bond between panda fans and their beloved animal, the book also relates the panda fandom to theories of the more-than-human and multispecies world.
The book will be beneficial for students and academicians interested in fan studies, popular culture, animal-human relations, conservation, and the consumption of animals. It will also be of use to anyone who wants to identify himself/herself as a panda fan and has navigated the panda-human relationship by their own means.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. Giant panda: The Chinese history
Chapter 2. Making an animal attraction
Chapter 3. A cost-saving panda is cute
Chapter 4. Becoming pandas: trade, diplomacy, and surplus
Chapter 5: Panda fandom: Confession, celebrities, and primitivity
Chapter 6. Panda fan sketch: Method and field reflection
Chapter 7. Love panda, love my nation: “Only China has pandas”
Chapter 8. The cute existence: “A fourth kind of feeling”
Chapter 9. Biopowered: “I feel like they love us”
Conclusion. From panda fandom to crustacean fandom
More
