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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820815303321

Autore

Reinhard CarrieLynn D.

Titolo

Fractured fandoms : contentious communication in fan communities / / CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-5257-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Communication perspectives in popular culture

Disciplina

306.1

Soggetti

Fans (Persons) - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The dark side of fandom -- Communication, power, and fractured fandoms -- Identity, situationality, and the fractures -- Harassments arising from fractured fandoms -- The negative impacts of fractured fandoms -- The positives emerging from fractures -- Resolving fractured fandoms -- Beyond fractured fandoms.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book explores the communication issues and power dynamics in fandoms and fan communities to understand the problems fans experience when they interact with one another. It uses fractured fandoms as the case study to consider how these problems relate to all areas of people's lives"--