FRACTURED FANDOMS

ISBN: 9781498552561 Géneros: GTC:JFCA Sinópsis: Being a fan helps people to discover their identities find friends develop a sense of belonging express themselves creatively and act as powerful creators and participants in a capitalistic system At times however being a fan becomes problematic especially when clashes with other fans occur both inside and outside of their fandoms and fan communities As their communication becomes contentious power imbalances destabilize collectives and fans experience fear sadness pain and harassment Such problematic situations can become fractured fandoms Fractured Fandoms Contentious Communication in Fan Communities observes the problems or fractures that occur within and between fandoms as fans and fan communities experience differences in interpretation opinion expectation and behavior regarding the object at the center of their fandom The book demonstrates the fractures through an examination of selfinterviews collected news stories and previous research regarding these problems ultimately providing an assessment of the causes and effects of such fractures and the larger social and cultural issues they reflect