Addressing fans' digital practices, this book places fans' play at the centre of a networked
mainstream culture that seems to increasingly cater to, amalgamate with and adapt to fans'
mediatized play. Through case studies of the fan communities of the Hamilton musical, and
Norwegian streaming hit SKAM, along with examples from many other online fan
communities, the book dives into how fans navigate and create play rules as part of their
community-building in a networked digital landscape and how they use the digital …

Abstract Line Nybro Petersen's book," Mediatized Fan Play: Moods, Modes and Dark Play in
Networked Communities," explores the concept of fan play and its impact on broader culture.
The book examines specific fan practices, such as fan fiction and cosplaying, as well as the
role of interfan communication. Petersen also explores how fan play has developed into
political culture, focusing on the 2016 and 2020 US elections and the rise of the QAnon
conspiracy theory. While the book provides valuable insights into the relationship between …