«This outstanding collection successfully kickstarts the critical analysis of crowdfunding. Combining nuanced work on fandom with examinations of ethics and civic projects, the book’s wide-ranging, international scope is especially impressive. Also featuring reflections from crowdfunding campaign creators alongside acute scholarly studies, <i>Crowdfunding the Future</i> is an incredibly rewarding read.» (Professor Matt Hills, Aberystwyth University)<br /><br /><br /> «This is an important, timely contribution to the fields of media studies and fan studies. Taken together, the chapters, including the afterword by Paul Booth, offer engaging discussions of this emerging technocultural practice in relation to media fans and industries, academic research and community journalism. A range of ethical, economic, and affective issues as well as the relations of power that shape the conditions for crowdfunding are critically examined, giving this collection much-needed breadth and depth» (Rhiannon Bury, Author, <i>Television 2.0: New Perspectives on Digital Convergence, Audiences and Fans</i> (Peter Lang, forthcoming))

«This outstanding collection successfully kickstarts the critical analysis of crowdfunding. Combining nuanced work on fandom with examinations of ethics and civic projects, the book’s wide-ranging, international scope is especially impressive. Also featuring reflections from crowdfunding campaign creators alongside acute scholarly studies, <i>Crowdfunding the Future</i> is an incredibly rewarding read.» (Professor Matt Hills, Aberystwyth University)<br /><br /><br /> «This is an important, timely contribution to the fields of media studies and fan studies. Taken together, the chapters, including the afterword by Paul Booth, offer engaging discussions of this emerging technocultural practice in relation to media fans and industries, academic research and community journalism. A range of ethical, economic, and affective issues as well as the relations of power that shape the conditions for crowdfunding are critically examined, giving this collection much-needed breadth and depth» (Rhiannon Bury, Author, <i>Television 2.0: New Perspectives on Digital Convergence, Audiences and Fans</i> (Peter Lang, forthcoming))