Using tools and frameworks for cultural studies, this chapter explores fandom as a form of
participatory culture, one which facilitates the social negotiation of the meaning and value of …

This book illuminates the racialized nature of twenty-first century Western popular culture by
exploring how discourses of race circulate in the Fantasy genre. It examines not only major …

Responding to the September 2011 special issue on 'Rethinking Convergence Culture', this
essay seeks to identify ways that the author's thinking about convergence and participatory …

Fan activism lies at the intersection of cultural and political participation. The study of fan
activism can inform our understanding of contemporary collective action more broadly. We …

Written two decades apart, these statements by Fiske and Slack illustrate shifts in how fan
activity connects the popular imagination and real-world politics. Both claim that fandom's …

" A MELHOR ANÁLISE FEITA SOBRE A ESTRUTURA RADICALMENTE NOVA DAS
REDES SOCIAIS."-MANUEL CASTELLS Aquilo que não se propaga, morre. Essa máxima …

Providing a framework for understanding the relationship between media and society, this
updated Sixth Edition of Media/Society helps you develop the skills you need to critically …

Abstract In 1992 Henry Jenkins' influential work, Textual Poachers, was published, which
contributed towards igniting the establishment of the fan studies field of research and re …

This special issue explores the intersection of reactionary politics and fandom. Fandom has
traditionally been thought of as progressive, but this has been limited and limiting. Moreover …

I discuss the concept of queerbaiting as emergent from viewer readings of both textual and
paratextual content at a particular juncture of LGBT media representation. While fan works …