Henry Jenkins - fandom
The following tasks will give you an excellent introduction to fandom and also allow you to start exploring degree-level insight into audience studies. Work through the following: Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom . Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? ‘fans’ of a media text in the sense that we like them and consume them regularly. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hardcore Newbie Anti-fan 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? Fandoms are subcultures within which fans experience and share a sense of camaraderie with each other and engage in particular practices of their given fandom. Fandoms can be narrowly defined and can focus on something 4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? Fan