Professional Cosplayer’s Entrepreneurial Identity and Exploitation.

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Abstract

We interviewed ten Australian professional and semi-professional cosplayers focusing on topics of identity, perception and exploitation for this relatively new category of entrepreneurs. Using thematic analysis, we identified a number of issues such as self-esteem, body positivity, cosplay business practices and settings, and exploitation. We discovered that, contrary to current theory, professional cosplayers do not identify with the characters they cosplay. However, professional cosplayers face personal and business obstacles that leave them vulnerable to exploitation by non-cosplay businesses.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEntrepreneurial Cosplay: Building Identity, Brand and Business Acumen.
PublisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

Publication series

NameRoutledge Studies in Media and Cultural Industries series
PublisherRoutledge

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