Essays about: "online fan communities"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words online fan communities.

  1. 11. “Let’s all do our part and stream”: : Understanding authorship and agency in online constructions of K-pop stan identity

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Martin Lindstam; [2021]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of authorship and agency in the construction of identity within online K-pop standoms. The construction of identity is understood as a continuous discursive and communicative process, in line with historical research on discourse and identity. READ MORE

  3. 12. Doing digital football fandom

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

    Author : Angelos Rouchotas; [2020]
    Keywords : fan culture; mediatization; football; online fan communities; ethnography; social media;

    Abstract : By applying ethnographic method this study sought to explore how football’s mediatization is inviting the digital displacement of fan culture by social media-based communities. It also aimed to understand how contemporary football fans engage online as part of identifying themselves as supporters of a football club. READ MORE

  4. 13. Creating Worlds: Fan Modifications of Civilization 4

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Akademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Marcus Schmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : Authorship; Civilization 4; Fan fiction; Fall from Heaven 2; Online communities;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between author, text and user-generated modifications in the context of the computer game Civilization 4. These relationships are studied in part by analyzing how the game mechanics have been modified, and in part through analyzing the communication taking place between players of Civilization 4 in the CivFanatics online forums. READ MORE

  5. 14. “I crashed my car into a cement pole and cried all the way home but my eye makeup was still perfect” : A qualitative study of members’ sense of belonging within Sephora’s commodified community: Beauty Insider

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Emma Ankarberg; [2019]
    Keywords : commodified communities; participatory culture; fan culture; consumer society; sense of belonging; online communities;

    Abstract : This study seeks to understand ways in which members’ experience a sense of belonging within Sephora’s own commodified community: Beauty Insider. Three research questions are presented, the final one being of highest importance: in which way do members of Beauty Insider experience a sense of belonging? To be able to understand the members, previous research is presented where Muniz & O’Guinn’s (2001) study on Brand Communities is essential, as well as the study conducted by Dholakia et al. READ MORE

  6. 15. Fan Participation in the Age of Social Media – the Case of Kris Wu’s Fan Group

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Tianyi Wang; [2019]
    Keywords : fans; fandom; online fan groups; participatory culture; fan practices; participation; participatory intensity; power relations; decision-making; social media; Weibo.;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how fans use social media to participate in activities relatedto the idol, and what is the level of participation of different fans in the fan group. Thisthesis used qualitative research methods – online observations and semi-structured indepth interviews to collect the empirical data, through focusing on the fan group of KrisWu. READ MORE