How Does Fandom Work?

Published: 25 August 2014
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Why do fans form active communities that extend their media influence?
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"Henry Jenkins 2012" by Derzsi Elekes Andor - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil...

"Peter Capaldi 2009 (cropped)" by Stuart Crawford - Flickr: Evil. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil...

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Jenkins, H. (2002). Strangers no more, we sing: Filking and the social construction of the science fiction fan community, in Paul Marris and Sue Thornham (eds.), Media studies: A reader, 2nd ed. New York: New York University Press, pg. 547-56

"The Future of Fandoms" - PBS Idea Channel:
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"Can Fandom Change Society?" - PBS Off Book
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Nohms, Martin. “The Art of Being a Fan.” Information. June 7, 2014.

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