Toward a fannish methodology: Affect as an asset [PDF]
, 2020 Fan studies is a multifaceted discipline that developed from widely different fields of research, resulting in a great variety of methodological approaches.
Gunderson, Marianne, Hansal, Soprhie
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Editorial Policies, "Public Domain" and Acafandom [PDF]
, 2011 Full text also available at http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/275/224Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC), ISSN 1941-2258, is an online-only Gold Open Access publication of the nonprofit Organization for Transformative ...
Musiani, Francesca
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Rhetorical moves in disclosing fan identity in fandom scholarship
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 The position of the acafan in fan studies remains under negotiation, and authors must make choices about if and how identities as fans are disclosed within scholarship.
Adrienne E. Raw
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Towards a Theory of Transcultural Fandom [PDF]
, 2013 In this discussion, we advocate for a broad(er) model of transcultural fandom studies that, in shifting focus to the affective affinities that spark fan interest in transcultural fan objects, is intended as a corrective to nation-centred analyses of ...
Bertha Chin, Lori Morimoto
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Scholarly grappling:Collaborative 'work' in the study of professional wrestling [PDF]
, 2021 In 2016 Benjamin Litherland, Tom Phillips, and Claire Warden began a research collaboration centered on a shared interest in professional wrestling. All three of us have made contributions to the burgeoning field of professional wrestling studies, and we
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[Review of] \u3cem\u3eFake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry\u3c/em\u3e, by Suzanne Scott [PDF]
, 2020 Review of Suzanne Scott, Fake geek girls: fandom, gender, and the convergence culture industry.
Hunting, Kyra
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Placing fandom, studying fans: Modified acafandom in practice
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 For nearly three decades, the field of fan studies has helped to shift the conversation on fandom from a study of pathological individuals to exploring how groups make use of and transform the contemporary media landscape. Fandom itself is also changing.
Abby Waysdorf
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Creating Threads, Making Archives: A Study of Organizing and Indexing Practices Around Idols’ Photos on Twitter [PDF]
, 2022 ARMY (short for “Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth”), who are the fans of the boy band Bangtan Sonyeondan or BTS, are credited with making effective use of social media to direct fan engagement toward meeting fandom goals like trending comebacks ...
Das, Susrita
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"Framing fan fiction: Literary and social practices in fan fiction communities," by Kristina Busse
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2019 Review of Kristina Busse. Framing fan fiction: Literary and social practices in fan fiction communities. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2017, paperback, $45 (262p) ISBN 978-9888390809.
Abby Waysdorf
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Memes and the Spread of Misinformation: Establishing the Importance of Media Literacy in the Era of Information Disorder [PDF]
, 2021 Sulafa Zidani and Rachel E. Moran in “Memes and the Spread of Misinformation: Establishing the Importance of Media Literacy in the Era of Information Disorder” aim to equip students with the skills to tackle misinformation and participate in online ...
Moran, Rachel, Zidani, Sulafa
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