Essays about: "fan activism"

Found 4 essays containing the words fan activism.

  1. 1. Transmedia storytelling in the music industry : The case of BTS

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Alvia Zuhadmono; [2021]
    Keywords : BTS; K-pop; transmedia; transmedia storytelling; music and social change; transmedia music; audience engagement; fan activism; fandom; ARMY; sustainability;

    Abstract : This case study research examines the impact of transmedia storytelling on the global reach of Korean-pop (K-pop) group BTS (Bangtan sonyeondan) and how narratives within the transmedia storyworld can motivate the audience to seek individual and social change. This study is inspired by the rise of BTS in the global music industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. Changing the World through Consumption : The Contradictions of Political Engagement in the Case of Oatly

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

    Author : Alexandra Mccrow-Young; [2016]
    Keywords : commodity activism; political engagement; online activism; political consumption; Oatly; Sweden; vegan movement; environmental movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2014, Swedish oat milk producer Oatly was sued by the dairy lobby LRF Mjölk for their use of marketing slogans such as “It’s like milk, but made for humans” which the dairy lobby claimed painted cow’s milk negatively. Dubbed the “milk wars”, the dispute sparked an intense debate over the political and environmental impacts of dairy production up until and beyond the court’s decision in November 2015. READ MORE

  4. 3. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Queer Reading to Queerbaiting : The battle over the polysemic text and the power of hermeneutics

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Emma Nordin; [2015]
    Keywords : Queerbaiting; queer baiting; queer theory; queer studies; hermeneutics; interpretation; representation; TV studies; audience; reception studies; queer; lesbian; bisexual; homosexual; gay;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on an example of fan activity where fans in internet communities are voicing their concern over a practice they have named queerbaiting. The term is used to describe the practice of enticing and luring an audience with the promise of queer content without any intention of acting on it. READ MORE