Understanding Thai fansubbing practices in the digital era

A Network of Fans and Online Technologies in Fansubbing Communities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7516101
AutoresThandao Wongseree (Chiang Mai University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen28
Número4
Páginas539-553
Fecha de publicación2019-07-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPerspectives (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0907-676X • E-ISSN: 1747-6623
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0907676x.2019.1639779
OpenAlexW2963593880
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas31

This article seeks to explain fansubbing in a Thai context with a particular focus on the interrelationships between fansubbers and digital technologies in selected fansubbing communities. The study takes a socio-technical approach to investigate such interrelationships, which have been largely unexplored to date. Virtual ethnographic data were analysed using an Actor-Network Theory (ANT) framework. The findings show empirical evidence of an intricate interrelationship between the human (i.e., fans) and non-human contributors (i.e., digital technologies) to fansubbing. This relationship helps to maintain collaboration in these communities and sustain fansubbing practices as a whole, despite legal complications

Digital media · World Wide Web · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology