Week 8

1. Referring to Mountfort et al. (2018), in what ways is cosplay analogous to citation

Cosplay is analogous to citation as “In the present context, it is the cosplayer’s costumed body that becomes the text or site that references another text that is, the specific source media that the cosplayer chooses to perform.” Mountfort et al (2018) It is showing off a text or media in its intended form and paying homage while gender bent and characterization versions of cosplay can be more referred to as fan-fiction and not direct reference. i feel that this is what i have interpreted from the given readings and while i understand what that is trying to convey i do not feel that cosplay doesnt need to be directly thought of as anything more as dressing up as your favorite characters or maybe even just characters that may look somewhat like you.

Reference:

Mountfort, P. R., Geczy, A., & Peirson-Smith, A. (2018). Planet cosplay: costume play, identity and global fandom. Intellect.