Tags and different type of Internet paratext is something users are becoming more an dmore fluent in, however, different site structures might lend themselves to different uses of paratext. In a previous post, it was suggested that Archive of Our
Another Transformative Approach to Fan Identity
When speaking of the possibility of K-pop stans transforming their fannish identity and negotiating their identification with their idols, inherent in the discussion is the racism and cultural appropriation of the industry and fandom that affords different possibilities to Black
A Transformative Approach to Fan Identity
In previous posts, I have talked about data fandom and fan labour as something inherently linked to commercialization. In a paper I read, though, I discovered a case where data fandom was used as a tool – both to achieve
Your Fill
In this past calendar year, we kept telling you about research we found interesting. Now, a prompt for you: what has been the meta, research paper, book, any text discussing fandom that caught your attention this year? Was it related
Fan commercial power: is there such a thing?
Fannish communities feel a sense of ownership over their media, but this feeling does not make them powerful in a sense. Like the poachers of old, fans operate from a position of cultural marginality and social weakness. Like other popular
Affective ownership and modern copyright
A history of how media fandoms viewed their communities, their own and the media industry’s relationship to their favourite works can be caught in ‘save our show!’ campaigns. There is an affective relationship here that stands in opposition with the
Fandom Friendships: A Zine Release!
Fandom Friendships: A Zine explores and honors friendships made and sustained through fandom. The zine was open to contributions from anyone and solicited contributions last year. Contributors were asked questions like: Just some of what this compilation includes tells the story of:
Pick me up for syndication!
Media fandoms are one of the most representative cases of fandom studies. When looking at television programming, the discourse does not question whether television is a social genre, but in what way it is. Perhaps media fandoms were so visible
Transformative works in an era of data fandoms
(…) emerging algorithmic culture in which the ongoing interaction between affect, fan subjectivity, and the algorithm continually shapes and reshapes everyday fan practice in terms of its sequence of actions, norms and ways of thought. Yin, Yiyi. “An Emergent Algorithmic
The social life of bookmark tags
Paratext (on the Internet) has historically been used, not only for folksonomy, but for social functions, too. This is true for websites that have a broader range of social media-like features, such as comments, likes and private messages and for