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

• Autore: Baym Nancy K
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 249 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.456
• Soggetto topico: Television soap operas - Social aspects - United States; Television soap operas - Electronic discussion groups
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tune in, log on
• ISBN: 1-322-41290-1; 1-4522-3941-X; 1-4522-2166-9; 0-7619-1648-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826625903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New media cultures.