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"Transnational audiences: Media reception on a global scale," by Adrian Athique
No full textReview of Adrian Athique, Transnational audiences: Media reception on a global scale. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016, hardcover 24.95 paperback (ISBN 978-0745670225), $19.99 e-book (ASIN B01GTYJ4GG) (224p)
Owning the servers: A design fiction exploring the transformation of fandom into "our own"
No full textThis essay serves as a speculative design fiction that traces the history of fan creation platforms from the past to the present and finally to a possible future. Using the history and success of the Archive of Our Own (https://archiveofourown.org/) as a focal point, I consider the importance of owning the servers as a way for fan communities to create and preserve culture and reassert values. Examining one possible legal and technological future with an air of optimism allows us to consider what fannish communities can do now to maintain a path of our own
Generations, migrations, and the future of fandom's private spaces
No full textAn exploration of old versus young fandom indicates that this divide is fueled by shifting norms encouraged by migration across online platforms, with changes that focus on conflicting norms around the publicness of fandom. Although fandom has become more public facing, fans are also more broadly participating in activism, forming communities for political action and media criticism, causing long-standing fans to worry that these changes could lead to a collapse between private and public spaces. However, what makes fandom important remains intact: fandom is and will continue to be a home for those pushed to the margins of media
Tumblr as counterpublic space for fan mobilization
No full textWhen the animated TV shows Young Justice (2010–) and Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011–13) were canceled, fans of the shows campaigned together to have both shows renewed. I refer to this campaign as #saveYJandGLTAS, a hashtag frequently used on internet posts related to the campaign. This case study investigates how Tumblr served as a counterpublic space for this movement, while other social media platforms served as the more public face of this campaign. Through my analysis, I draw conclusions about how fandoms operate and the changes occurring as a result in the relationships between the media industry, creators, and consumers
Tumblr as a methodological tool for data archiving: The case of a Calzona Tumblr
No full textThis case study of a Tumblr created to study the impact of a specific episode of Grey's Anatomy (2005–) on the fandom of a particular romantic pairing shows how ethnoresearchers—that is, researchers embedded into the community they are studying—can use the functionality of this microblogging platform to organize and archive their research
Jewish identity, fan representation, and Yehuda Goldstein in the Potterverse
No full textThe Harry Potter fan fiction "Goldstein," by Laazov, a long-running fic begun in November 2014 that remains uncompleted, centers on Anthony "Yehuda" Goldstein, a marginal character confirmed as Jewish by J. K. Rowling. This fan fic has led many Jewish fans to embrace him as the sole example of Jewish representation in the Potterverse. This analysis of "Goldstein" traces fan efforts regarding representation of marginalized identities and how these efforts have made it into the mainstream
The next wave in participatory culture: Mixing human and nonhuman entities in creative practices and fandom
No full textDisruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and big data will radically change the interactions and media that fans rely on in their communities. The membership of fandom will also change by the participation of nonhuman entities such as chatbots. New interfaces and technologies will soon create a more data-driven fandom, which I predict will lead to participatory culture being shared with nonhuman entities and to a celebration of creative products created by nonhuman entities
How Brazilian Whovians influenced BBC's strategies through Twitter: Fifty years of "Doctor Who" and fan engagement
No full textDoctor Who (1963–89, 1996, 2005–) is a remarkable example of how storytelling and marketing strategies can be assembled. Its fiftieth anniversary special was broadcast simultaneously in 2013 in ninety-three countries on TV (with a peak audience of 10.6 million on BBC One alone) and was also screened in more than 1,500 movie theaters after fan mobilization on Twitter. We show how this fan mobilization influenced the BBC's strategy to broadcast the special in Brazilian territory
"Public relations and participatory culture," edited by A. L. Hutchins and N. T. J. Tindall
No full textBook review of A. L. Hutchins and N. T. J. Tindall, editors. Public Relations and Participatory Culture. New York: Routledge, 2016, hardcover, 60 (246p) ISBN 978131576620
Roundtable with Paul Booth, Melissa A. Click, and Suzanne Scott
No full textRoundtable with Paul Booth, Melissa A. Click, and Suzanne Scott.
Melissa A. Click and Suzanne Scott, eds. 2018. The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom. New York: Routledge.
Paul Booth, ed. 2018. A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies. New York: Wiley-Blackwell