The sociology of music has become a vibrant field of study in recent decades. While its
proponents are well aware of this field's contributions and relevance, we focus here on …

Fans used to be seen as an overly obsessed fraction of the audience. In the last few
decades, shifts in media technology and production have instead made fandom a central …

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 …

Symposium Fan activism for social mobilization: A critical review of the literature Lucy
Bennett Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales [0.1] Abstract—Social media allows fans a chance …

This paper makes three contributions: first, we suggest a clear, concise definition of Web 2.0,
something that has eluded other authors, including the Tim O'Reilly the originator of the …

Like her chart-breaking musical success, Lady Gaga's relationship with fans, built by her
messages of self-acceptance and by her intense engagement with fans through social …

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 …

The digitalization of fandom and fan culture has become significant topic in recent studies,
yet there is a lack of examination of the nuance between specific fan performance and the …

In the last decade, engaging audiences through social media has become an important
element of life as a musician. This paper analyses interviews with thirty-six musicians to …

Brady, T.(2013, December 4).'If you're famous and on Twitter, you're a moron': Clooney on
his 'Zen-like'approach to celebrity, being tougher than Clark Gable and how he longs to stroll …