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Title: | Playing with identity : fan role playing on Twitter |
Authors: | Jeewa, Zakia Wade, Jean-Philippe |
Keywords: | Fandom;Role-play;Identity;Fan communities;Online communities;Twitter;Harry Potter;The Vampire Diaries |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Source: | Jeewa, Z. and Wade, J.-P. 2015. Playing with identity: fan role playing on Twitter. Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, 22(2): 216 - 240. |
Journal: | Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa |
Abstract: | The participatory internet has revolutionized fandoms, making possible de territorialized virtual fan communities with enormous global memberships. The article draws on Fiske’s notion of the autonomous ‘cultural economy’ produced by ordinary ‘active’ audiences, Jenkins’ notion of an emergent ‘participatory culture’ spearheaded by popular culture fans, and Huizinga’s seminal stud... |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10321/5512 |
ISSN: | 1023-1757 2519-5476 (Online) |
Appears in Collections: | Research Publications (Management Sciences) |
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