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Record Nr.

UNINA9910479965203321

Autore

Baym Nancy K

Titolo

Tune in, log on [[electronic resource] ] : soaps, fandom, and online community / / Nancy K. Baym

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-322-41290-1

1-4522-3941-X

1-4522-2166-9

0-7619-1648-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

New media cultures

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Television soap operas - Social aspects - United States

Television soap operas

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction - Three Tales of One Community; Chapter 1 - The Soap Opera and its Audience: TV for the Less Intelligent?; Chapter 2 - Interpreting and Comparing Perspectives in the Audience Community; Chapter 3 - It's Only a Soap: Criticism, Creativity, and Solidarity; Chapter 4 - ""I Think of them as Friends"": Interpersonal Relationships in the Online Community; Chapter 5 - The Development of Individual Identity; Chapter 6 - Futureflash: 5 Years Later; Conclusion - Tune in Tomorrow; Appendix A - Surveys; Appendix B - Genre Analysis

Appendix C - Analysis of Agreements and DisagreementsReferences; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The work provides an introduction to on-line and audience issues through the study of an Internet soap opera fan group composed largely of women. The author shows that women can build good on-line communities, whilst welcoming male participation.