Built from stories and memories shared by self-defined David Bowie fans, this

book explores how Bowie existed as a figure of renewal and redemption,

resonating in particular with those marginalized by culture and society.

Chapter One, Introduction: ‘We're just the space cadets, and he's the commander’.- Chapter Two: The Fandom of David Bowie.- Chapter Three: Stories of Difference and of Awakenings.- Chapter Four: Lazarus Rises: the Migrant Fandom of David Bowie.-  Chapter Five: Bowie Contagion.- Chapter Six: Being There/Being Him.- Chapter Seven: Aca-Fans on Tracing Bowie Stardom for Being and Becoming.- Chapter Eight: Bowie Nets and Online Interactions.- Chapter Nine: Ghostly Pilgrimages.- Chapter Ten, Conclusion: Everyone Says “Goodbye”.

Built from stories and memories shared by self-defined David Bowie fans, this

book explores how Bowie existed as a figure of renewal and redemption,

resonating in particular with those marginalized by culture and society. Sean

Redmond and Toija Cinque draw on personal interviews, memorabilia, diaries,

letters, communal gatherings and shared conversation to find out why Bowie

mattered so much to the fans that idolized him. Within the context of the

contemporary media landscape, the book also determines the nature of the

present digital conversations taking place about David Bowie, and focuses on

seven geographical and intergenerational clusters to explore site-specific fandom.

Contextualising the identification streams that have emerged around David

Bowie, the book highlights his remarkable influence.

“The Fandom of David Bowie: Everybody Says ‘Hi’ sweeps away hackneyed stereotypes, replacing them with a series of cogent explanations which demonstrate how Bowie fans continually use the object of their fascination as a personal resource, a figure who helps them live their lives. In my research field, I think we will be talking about Cinque and Redmond’s insights for years to come.” (Dr Mark Duffett, author of Understanding Fandom)

“Toija Cinque and Sean Redmond have organized a must-read book for anyone interestedin knowing more about the most luminous star of our times, David Bowie, particularly what makes his fans tick. Their new book takes readers on a journey, one that is both illuminating and curiously introspective, into the affective links shared by the global Bowie fan community in its tantalizing diversity.” (Dr Ana Cristina Mendes, Department of English Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal)