Essays about: "Fandom Studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Fandom Studies.

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. Fan Art and Creative Community : THE MEANING OF ART IN ONLINE FANDOM

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sally Wertwein Samuelsson; [2023]
   Keywords : participatory Culture; Fandom; Fan Art; Interview; Wellbeing; Online Community; Deltagande Kultur; Fan Kultur; Online Konst; Intervju; Välmående; Online Kultur;

   Abstract : This study investigates the individual experience of viewing fan art and creative works within fandom, as well as the community’s potential to be a place for learning or to develop creative skills. I approach the fandom of Final Fantasy XIV, a massive multiplayer online game, on the online platform Tumblr, asking for fans’ experience with creative content and community connections. READ MORE

5. 4. “I am the problem, it’s me” : A Netnographic Analysis of ‘Swiftie’ Prosumers on YouTube Shorts

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

   Author : Írisz Beatrix Ősze; [2023]
   Keywords : Fan Studies; music fandom; online fan communities; Swifties U G; prosumption; interpretivism; Netnography; YouTube Shorts;

   Abstract : The popularity of Taylor Swift has been growing rapidly on social media after the release of her ‘Midnights’ album on 21 October 2022. The lead single of the album, ‘Anti- Hero’ and the ‘Anti-Hero Challenge’ initiated by the singer inspired 17 thousand fans (Swifties) to share their own anti-heroic stories inspired by the song. READ MORE

6. 5. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Xinwen Hu; [2023]
   Keywords : Danmei fandom; Chinese subculture; fanfiction; Censorship; Cultural studies;

   Abstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE