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Transformative Works and Cultures, 2013 Fans, by creating for a public, also create a public: in producing for a community, they create one. Kindle Worlds and other attempts to monetize fan labor are problematic because the producer is attempting to invent a new mode at the expense of such ...
Mel Stanfill
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Revue Française des Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, 2017 This article propose to observe some transmedia creations about Star Wars stories, using two video games : The Force Unleashed (LucasArts, 2008) and Knight of the Old Republic (BioWare, 2003) with their main protagonists (Starkiller and Revan).
Julien Lalu, Matthieu Weisser
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Lesbian Fandom Remakes the Boy Band
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 Lesbians and other queer women are typically absent from theorizations of boy band fandom even though boy bands often have sizable lesbian fan bases. Lesbian fandom of the British–Irish boy band One Direction congregated primarily on Tumblr; this fandom ...
Jessica Pruett
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“True fan = watch match”? In Search of the ‘Authentic’ Soccer Fan. [PDF]
, 2014 Academics have created typologies to divide association football (soccer) fans into categories based upon the assumed ‘authenticity’ of their fandom practices.
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Representing reggaeton through fans' online community archives
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2022 Communities of fans are collaboratively approaching the task of preserving the materials, memories, and histories of reggaeton, a popular music genre. Two online spaces, the Hasta 'Bajo project and the Reggaeton Con La Gata platform, provide examples of community archives founded by fan-scholars. These initiatives invite participation, recognition, and
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“We Smoked a Gator!”: An Exploration of College Football Fans’ Instagramming of Food [PDF]
, 2018 The ritual of tailgating is a staple of college football Saturdays, particularly for fans of teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Fan traditions help infuse pregame gatherings around the stadiums with team spirit, as fans frequently theme their ...
Morehead, Craig A. +2 more
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Chuck versus the ratings: Savvy fans and "save our show" campaigns
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2014 Fans rarely have the opportunity to affect the production of their favorite television shows, but sometimes they can save them. "Save our show" campaigns provide an example of fan labor that can influence the decision to renew or cancel a show.
Christina Savage
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Twinship, incest, and twincest in the Harry Potter universe
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2014 Among the large group of Harry Potter fans who write their own stories about the boy wizard, his friends, and his foes, and publish them on the Internet, some are interested in the exploration of the erotic and romantic bond between identical twins ...
Vera Cuntz-Leng
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From the edges to the center: Disability, Battlestar Galactica, and fan fiction
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2010 As a fan of Battlestar Galactica, I was intrigued by the inclusion of disabled main characters, but disappointed by the show's resolution of their stories. Fan fiction, provided an alternate way to talk about these concerns, although many works fetishize
Sasha_feather
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Fans, community, and conflict in the pages of Picture Play, 1920–38
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 Fan history remains a neglected subdiscipline of fan studies, in part because of the methodological complications in dealing with a community of fans who may be deceased.
Lies Lanckman
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