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Return of Fandom in the Digital Age With the Rise of Social Media

Return of Fandom in the Digital Age With the Rise of Social Media

Shuojia Guo
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799810483|ISBN10: 1799810488|EISBN13: 9781799810490
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1048-3.ch010
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Guo, Shuojia. "Return of Fandom in the Digital Age With the Rise of Social Media." Handbook of Research on the Impact of Fandom in Society and Consumerism, edited by Cheng Lu Wang, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 193-210. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1048-3.ch010

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Guo, S. (2020). Return of Fandom in the Digital Age With the Rise of Social Media. In C. Wang (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Impact of Fandom in Society and Consumerism (pp. 193-210). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1048-3.ch010

Chicago

Guo, Shuojia. "Return of Fandom in the Digital Age With the Rise of Social Media." In Handbook of Research on the Impact of Fandom in Society and Consumerism, edited by Cheng Lu Wang, 193-210. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1048-3.ch010

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Abstract

In the digital age, the rise of social media has enabled the fan culture transitioning from “static” consumption to “dynamic” interaction. This is not only a result of the advancement of ICTs, but also a shift in digital communication driven by participatory culture. This chapter explores why social media in digital age have such a profound impact upon fandom. In particular, what is new with these fan communities that social media has done so much to enable. There is a blurring in the lines between fandom producers and consumers in the participatory fandom. Given the new forms of cultural production, fan culture has been enabled by social media and is more powerful than it was ever before. Finally, how the changing relationships between fans and producers have redefined the fandom economy.

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