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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"fan culture"”.
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The play-element of football fandom: reframing the fluidity of fan identity projects within the post-fandom era
… a number of original contributions to football fandom and fan identity projects by exploring the construction and development of fan identity, within the dynamic environment of what is conceptualized as post-fandom. The performative-dimension of football fandom allows fans to satisfy a number of …
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An Overview of Stereotyped Portrayals of LGBT+ People in Japanese Fiction and Literature: Analysis of the historical evolution and commercialization of BL and yuri genres, and social practice of its consumer culture
… as it is, a well as an examination of the culture surrounding the fans of the genre. How did it become commercialized? Why has it managed to capture the hearts of many Japanese fans, as well as fans around the world? What is the mindset of the consumer and how do they practice fan culture, …
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Firing the Canon: Queer Representation in the Magical Girl Genre
… sexual identities. Due to this prejudice, many fans have turned to the magical girl genre, as these shows and characters can bring comfort reminicisent of their childhood. Additionally, animated and illustrated characters can have a longer shelf life than living actors, as they are scarcely …
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Fandom and beyond: online community, culture and Kevin Smith fandom
Fan studies literature has frequently been pervaded by the prevailing assumptions of what constitutes “fans” and their associated activities: fan art or fantext, cosplay, conjecture, activism – the things that fans supposedly do by definition –are those to which scholarly attention has most been …
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Different Class: The Creation of the Premier League and the Commercialization of English Football
… examines how English football evolved from a culture of hooliganism and poor upkeep into a popular and enterprising industry across the globe. The Premier League and its stars marketed the English game and its culture worldwide. Since the 1990s England has established itself as the leading …
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‘Elvis ain’t dead!’ an investigation into identification, fandom and religion
… between the three concepts of identification, fandom and religion by drawing on the phenomenally rich tapestry of Elvis fan culture. This investigation was achieved by the filmmaker’s immersion, as a non-fan, into the private world of the fan through encounters with several Elvis Tribute …
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Fan fiction, fandoms, and literature: or, why it’s time to pay attention to fan fiction
… age is the growing popularity and visibility of fandoms and their creation and dissemination of derivative works, such as fan fiction. While fan fiction in its modern form can easily be traced back to the early days of Star Trek and fan made "zines," it is now perhaps the most visible and well …
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Understanding lesbian fandom: a case study of the Xena: Warrior Princess (XSTT) lesbian internet fans
… promote and pursue an understanding of lesbian fandom and its function on the Internet. It will demonstrate how a particular television text Xena: Warrior Princess (X: WP) and a dedicated online fandom „xenasubtexttalk‟ (XSTT) of diverse lesbian fan membership gained empowerment and agency …
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Dual Narration and Externalizing Interiority in Esther Yi's 'Y/N'
… focus on the novel’s relationship with online fan culture, which, while prevalent, says little about N, its lead character and narrator. This paper therefore places N at the root of its discussion of <em>Y/N</em>, as it explores her agency as a dual narrator: one who narrates her day-to-day …
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Hollywood Forever: Culture, Celebrity, and the Cemetery
… and performance of commemoration in contemporary culture, specifically situated at Hollywood Forever. I examine how the cemetery leverages its rich resources from the past to generate new collective experiences and attitudes in the present. Through the outdoor film series Cinespia, a communitywide …
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Marginalization, Empowerment and Multiple Performances: An Examination of Highly Identified, Displaced Female Sport Fans
… continue to be marginalized as inauthentic sport fans because they are seen as exhibiting non-traditional characteristics and behaviours (Pope, 2011; Pope & Williams, 2011). They are assumed to lack knowledge about the sport and teams, and to attend sport events only to socialize (Crawford & …
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Interrogating tweendom online: ‘Fangirl as Pathology’, gender/age, and iCarly fandom
Since the early 1990s, fan studies has sought to counter perceptions of the ‘pathology of fandom’ and the devaluation of fans as feminine and infantile. In recent years, some scholars have claimed that fans are newly normalised in popular culture, and it is no longer necessary to contest …
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Fanfiction As: Searching for Significance in the Academic Realm
… there was originally a large chasm in Western cultures between what was considered to be “proper” art and literature and what was considered lowbrow and for the uncultured masses, this divide has diminished over time. Instead of everyday people acting as simple consumers of mass media and …
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Professional Football and its Supporters in Lancashire, circa 1946-1985
… community initiatives and changes in football fan culture in Lancashire in the l980s. These developments are used to partly explain how certain Lancashire football clubs and football communities came to be connected once more in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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From Baby Formula To Solid Food: How The Influence Of Media Has Nourished Children's Literature
… with Henry Jenkins ideas regarding Convergence Culture provide the framework for my ideas regarding media and their roles in children's literature.</p> <p>One way media influence children's literature is through the realm of nostalgia. Adults reflect on their childhoods and the literature they …