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Joy Devotion

Joy Devotion

The Importance of Ian Curtis and Fan Culture

ISBN-13: 9781909394285

Contributor(s): Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

Subjects: Music: Punk & Indie

Publisher: Headpress

Publisher Imprint: Headpress

Publication Date: 28-07-2016

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£13.99

About the book

Joy Devotion: The Importance of Ian Curtis and Fan Culture explores the lasting legacy in the fan, post-punk and dot.com economy of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, and what such dedication says about the larger issues facing us in a modern world. Essays on Curtis, exploring ideas of memory, death, technology, fandom and secular religion will be complemented by photos taken at the Ian Curtis Memorial Stone every month for a year, beginning fall 2009 through 2010. Fans, artists and other contributue their insights, providing an intimate view of the Curtis legacy.