Make Space for Us! Fandom in the Real World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23747423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynn Zubernis, Katherine Larsen |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 143-159 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781119237211.ch9 |
| OpenAlex | W2796405315 |
| ISBN | 9781119237211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 29 |
The desire for proximity with celebrities has become commonplace in our fame-saturated culture. Similarly, meeting other fans face to face has been a part of being a fan long before the earliest science fiction fan gatherings. More recently, the desire to be physically present at locations related to the object of fandom has been recognized as another growing expression of fandom in the real world. This chapter suggests that the more “virtual” fandom becomes, the more important physical space in which to perform one's fandom identity and interact with other fans becomes. This chapter discusses two different types of real world spaces––fan conventions and fan pilgrimage sites––as evidence of a growing desire for “behind the scenes” experiences and intimate interactions with both objects of fandom and other fans that cannot be achieved online.
Advertising · Art · Face (sociological concept) · Fandom · Media studies · Object (grammar) · Pilgrimage · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · History · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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The Participatory Cultural Practices of K-Pop Fanboys on Instagram
High season is coming
Breaking bad behaviour
Super “Soul” Parties
Fan homecoming
Time, space, strategy
Materializing storyworld, battles of transmedia storytelling
Filming Location, Fan Cultural Capital and Loyalty
Defining Conditional Belonging
Image and pilgrimage in Christian culture
Human groups and social categories
Fandom
The Blade Runner Experience
Crossing Fandoms
Tourism Mobilities
Understanding the positive social psychological benefits of sport team identification
Television vampire fandom and religion
Identity Formation, Identity Strength, and Self-Categorization as Predictors of Affective and Psychological Outcomes
Performing Transylvania
My house was on Torchwood
Everywhere and nowhere
Is Elvis a God
Ethical Issues for Qualitative Research in On-line Communities
The Beatles as Place Makers
The Adoring Audience
Homo ludens
Shrines and Pilgrimage in the Modern World
Critical Questions for Big Data
Between Theater and Anthropology
Star Trek Fandom as a Religious Phenomenon
The Positive Social and Self Concept Consequences of Sports Team Identification
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |