Essays about: "online fan community"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words online fan community.

  1. 1. “I Feel so at Home in This Subreddit" : A Netnographic Analysis of the Fan Subreddit r/ThelastofusHBOseries and Its Community-Building Aspects

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Marlene Penn; [2023]
    Keywords : The Last of Us; fandom; online fan community; Reddit; netnography; communication; community building;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the online fan community of the HBO series The Last of Us on the social media platform Reddit. Within this study, the fans’ communication practices on the subreddit r/ThelastofusHBOseries are researched and analyzed from a community-building perspective. The subreddit was observed employing a netnographic approach. READ MORE

  3. 2. Goncharov and Collaborative Storytelling : How Tumblr Invented a Fake Martin Scorsese Movie

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Anna Birna Turner; [2023]
    Keywords : goncharov; tumblr; transmedia; storytelling; ARG; social media; fandom;

    Abstract : Online fandoms are capable of various feats; from influencing the TV shows they watch to funding half-baked convention scams, Tumblr fandoms in particular are infamous across the internet. Their chaotic and intense nature simultaneously leads to intense bouts of creative activity, pumping hundreds of thousands of fan works into the Tumblr ecosystem every year. READ MORE

  4. 3. Building intimate relations : queer male fan engagement with representation in the camp podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Lucas Leão Silva de Aquino Alves; [2023]
    Keywords : fan engagement; media representation; queer male representation; gay media representation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the unique queer male engagement with the podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno and its source material, the erotic novella Belinda Blinked. While gay or bisexual males are never present in the fictional story in the book series, queer male fans are amongst the most outspoken in online communities dedicated to the show. READ MORE

  5. 4. ”Take a Knife and Drain Your Life” : A Netnographic Analysis of Drain Gang’s Fandom, Subcultural Activity and Community Cultivation Online

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Rasmus Schmidt; [2023]
    Keywords : Drain Gang; Drainer; Fandom; Online Fan Community; Subculture; Netnography; Community Cultivation; Prosumption; TikTok.;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the subcultural activities and online fan community of Drainers (fans of the music collective Drain Gang) through TikTok. A netnographic analysis of fans’ engagement and community cultivation through prosumption is done through participation observation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does your gender impact your experience inregulated esports communities? Analyzingexperiences and contributions from participants inan esports Discord server

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Lucas Eliasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Esports; Esport; Gender; Hostility; Discrimination; Discord; Online; Video games; games;

    Abstract : With the growth of esports in recent years, it has become important to study different aspects of thedigital footprints that come with it. Esport is a form of sport competition using video games whereplayers or teams compete against each other using certain games in a competitive environment,governed by rules and regulations. READ MORE