Essays about: "fan culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words fan culture.

1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
   Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

   Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

3. 2. “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

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. Fan and Official Translations of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Buster Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese-English translation; manga translation; scanlation; foreignization; domestication;

   Abstract : In the field of manga translation there are official translations and translations by fans, so called scanlations. Traditionally, official translations tended to use domesticating strategies, while scanlations tended to be foreignized. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring Nisu Culture: Unveiling the Complexities of the Female Gaze in Chinese Fan Communities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Zihuai Zheng; [2023]
   Keywords : Nisu culture; female gaze; fandom culture; gender; Chinese women; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research paper delves into the realm of Nisu culture, an emerging fan subculture that has gained significant popularity among Chinese women in recent years. By examining the perspectives of Nisu fans and their engagement within the Nisu fan community, this study aims to present a comprehensive and authentic depiction of this cultural phenomenon. READ MORE