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Fandom as Method: Decolonising Research on Social Media Communications Through Chinese Transnational Fandoms of a Japanese Olympic Figure Skater

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
This paper focuses on international sports personality in figure staking Yuzuru Hanyu, who plays for Japan, and his transnational fandoms in China, to examine the politicisation of his evolving fandom during and after his performance at the 2022 Beijing ...
Zhen Troy Chen, Jackie Cameron, Nancy Xiuzhi Liu   +2 more
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Czech Sci-fi Fanzines in the Era of Late Socialism and Early Post-socialism [PDF]

Forum Historiae, 2020
Fanzines have been among the most significant means of communication for the subculture of fans and “users” of the fantastic arts, so-called sci-fi (SF) fandom, since the birth of the genre.
Kudláč, Antonín
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Med himmelen som tak Ungdom, religion og fandom

Prismet, 2017
In this article the phenomenon “fandom” is discussed. Fandom signifies strong fan-cultures, similar to religious charismatic movements. Trough a brief introduction to fandom research I show how the field has changed from a negative view on fans, towards ...
Trine Anker
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Generations, migrations, and the future of fandom's private spaces

Transformative Works and Cultures, 2018
An exploration of old versus young fandom indicates that this divide is fueled by shifting norms encouraged by migration across online platforms, with changes that focus on conflicting norms around the publicness of fandom.
Brianna Dym, Casey Fiesler
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Fandom as an object and the objects of fandom

Matrizes, 2015
Matt Hills is a Professor of Film & TV Studies at Aberystwyth University, in Wales, and before that he was a Reader at Cardiff University. He holds a Master’s from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a PhD from the University of Sussex. Self-proclaimed fan of the British series Doctor Who, Hills has been writing about fans and fandom since ...
Hills, Matt, Greco, Clarice
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Fandom and Media Rebirths: Case Studies Analysis [PDF]

, 2023
openAttraverso l'analisi di casi di studio la tesi indaga l’impatto dei fandom nell'industria dei media e dell'intrattenimento contemporanee attraverso la prospettiva della rigenerazione mediatica.
PINNA, FEDERICA
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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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The commodification and mediatization of fandom : creating executive fandom

, 2022
This chapter examines the changing modes of fan interaction and activity facilitated by digital, mobile, gaming and video streaming technologies. Developing the concept of executive fandom and supported by an original case study of American football (the
Rowe, David (R11483), Ruddock, Andy, Hutchins, Brett   +2 more
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Love Me for a Reason: An Autoethnographic Account of Boyzone Fandom [PDF]

IASPM Journal, 2016
Fan scholars such as Matt Hills have argued that fannish interests can become relevant and irrelevant at different times during a fan’s life. Combining insights from popular music and fan studies, in this article we use an auto-ethnographic approach to ...
Simone Driessen, Bethan Jones
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THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE AND WAR: UKRAINIAN FANDOM ON THE WAY TO SELF-IDENTIFICATION

Епістемологічні дослідження у філософії, соціальних і політичних науках
The article discusses the peculiarities of the functioning of Ukrainian fantasy fandom as well as its transformations related to two main aspects: 1) from “the old” fandom to the new one and 2) from the ordinary forms of existence during the peaceful ...
Сергій Валерійович ЛЕГЕЗА
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