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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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Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciencesFan communities are a socio-political resource capable of mobilizing public initiatives and movements, especially on the regional scale. Research interest in sports fan communities is steadily growing because the fan movement has established itself as a political force.
Evgeny Golovatsky, Pavel Gvozdilov
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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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Translation by fans for fans : organization and practices in a Spanish-language community of scanla
BiD: textos universitaris de biblioteconomia i documentaci�, 2017 Objective: To describe the organization and literacy practices of a Spanish-speaking scanlation community (a group of fans who collaborate on the Internet to scan, translate and distribute mangas) by examining the community members’ roles and activities, the online environments in which they work and the resources they use.
Valero Porras, María José +1 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
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Civitas et Lex, 2018 In this paper the author focuses mainly on the impact of new media on young people – members of subcultures and fan communities. The first part is about the general phenomenon of new media, what includes convergence culture and remix culture. Second part
Aleksandra Rybacka
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell +8 more
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Interview with Wincon organizer Ethrosdemon
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2010 TWC interviews Ethrosdemon on Wincon, its functions, and its origins.
TWC Editor
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