A Fan Studies Primer

A Fan Studies Primer
Author: Rebecca Williams
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2021-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1609388097


Download A Fan Studies Primer Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

"The discipline of fan studies is famously undisciplined. But that doesn't mean it isn't structured. A Fan Studies Primer: Methods, Research, Ethics will be the first comprehensive primer for classroom use that shows students how to do fan studies, in practical terms. The expansion of fan studies as an academic field and the growing visibility of fandom and fan activities in popular culture have led to more instructors using students' fandom in the classroom, and teaching fan studies as a disciplinary focus. Teaching fandom and fan studies means drawing from a multidisciplinary spectrum of methodologies and foci. Yet, as fan studies itself is often a "moving target," it is imperative to have a volume that approaches the various contributions, methodologies, ethics, and lacunae of the field in a classroom setting. With contributions from many of the biggest names in fan studies, co-editors Paul Booth and Rebecca Williams pull together case studies that demonstrate the wide array of methodologies available to fan studies scholars, such as auto/ethnography, immersion, interviews, online data mining, historiography, and textual analysis. They also probe the ethical questions that are unique to fan studies work and that continue to crop up as the field develops, such as use of online fan content for research, interview methods, consent, and privacy. Both experienced scholars and new students alike will find a useful overview of the diverse research topics in fan studies, whether it's Harry Potter, superheroes, or celebrities, as well as a catalog of conscientious and effective techniques for those who want to join in"--


A Fan Studies Primer
Language: en
Pages: 323
Authors: Rebecca Williams
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-01 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

GET EBOOK

The discipline of fan studies is famously undisciplined. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t structured. This is the first comprehensive primer for classroom use
A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies
Language: en
Pages: 584
Authors: Paul Booth
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-26 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

GET EBOOK

A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies offers scholars and fans an accessible and engaging resource for understanding the rapidly expanding field of fan st
Understanding Fandom
Language: en
Pages: 577
Authors: Mark Duffett
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-29 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

GET EBOOK

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
Fan Culture
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Katherine Larsen
Categories: Fans (Persons)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

GET EBOOK

The essays in this collection explore the relative influence of academic and fan perspectives in the current group of scholar-fans and the ethical dilemmas that
The Fan Fiction Studies Reader
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Karen Hellekson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-15 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

GET EBOOK

An essential introduction to a rapidly growing field of study, The Fan Fiction Studies Reader gathers in one place the key foundational texts of the fan studies