Transformative Works and Cultures (Mar 2015)

Finding truth in playing pretend: A reflection on cosplay [symposium]

Shelby Fawn Mongan

Affiliations

Shelby Fawn Mongan: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0634
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18

Abstract

Cosplay fits easily in a life spent playing pretend. Upon reflection, the act of cosplaying is a practice in finding truths, not manufacturing lies.

Published in Transformative Works and Cultures

ISSN: 1941-2258 (Online)
Publisher: Organization for Transformative Works
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media
Website: http://journal.transformativeworks.org/

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