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Tag: fan identity

When “parasocial relationship” becomes the default explanation of what fandom is


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Earlier today Mashable published a features piece that looks at the ‘phenomenon’ of fans clamouring for the attention of their favourite celebrities by aiming to be the first person to respond to their tweets or Instagram post. The article points out that social media has created the illusion that fans can foster an intimate relationship […]

01/02/2015

The Cumberbatch fatigue and fandom policing: is being a fan ever enough anymore?


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In “The Cultural Economy of Fandom”, John Fiske wrote that “fans discriminate fiercely: the boundaries between what falls within their fandom and what does not are sharply drawn” (1992: 34). This discriminatory trait is often used to describe how fans draw boundaries between being fans and non-fans, between insiders and outsiders (as in, the general […]

11/11/2014

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