Keywords |
This is our in-process, rough master keywords list for the Fan Cultures class, fall 2016.
We will collaborate on how to structure/access the list (alphabetically; by reading; by date; all of the above) 09/06/16 From Understanding Fandom: An Introduction to the Study of Media Fan Culture By Mark Duffett Ethnography - “the study of human behavior in the situation of its occurrence” Ethnography – study of people in their natural setting Autoethnography – study of yourself in your natural setting Fan-scholar – fan first and not seen as true academic Scholar-fan – academic first and not seen as a true fan Methodology – critically justifying their own choices Marginalization – ‘othering,’ academics marginalized in a fan group and fans marginalized from academia, outsider vs. insider Objectivity/subjectivity – being able to remove bias from research/not able to remove bias Privacy – fans personal relations to their own fandom, fan mail Unsolicited data- A material that pre-exists the process of investigation and is not brought into existence by the research project. Unsolicited data vs. solicited data – unsolicited is data that is already published/not asking specifically for it from someone, solicited data is data you gather through asking people questions Affective fallacy- Affective fallacy says that those emotionally swayed by a text will lose insight and objectivity. Public sphere – unfettered space beyond government control where ordinary people can participate in public discussion Casual vs. dedicated fans - Decontextualized - Taking things out of context. An outsider may not understand the importance of a situation due to the lack of context. Contextualized - Antonym of decontextualized in which the context of a situation is stated or clear and helps to prevent confusion when referring to an event. Ageism - The fact that different age groups can have different biases and interpretations of a fandom. Can be researcher bias. Cultural Realm - Academia and fandom can be their own individual cultural realms that have their own histories, values, and ways of understanding. Authoethnography: When researchers conduct and report on his or her own fandom; study of yourself Methodology: The process by which researcher critically justifies their own choices Aca-fan: An academic who identifies as a fan Paradigm: A typical example or pattern of something; a model Fan Culture/Fandom: A subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fan Community: Knowledge Community: Spoiling Reality Television Communication: Imparting or exchanging of information or news Cult: Small group of people with similar beliefs or practices Privacy: Fans personal relations to own fandom Audience studies 9/27 Video Game Fan Culture (Jones) transformative play: beyond interpretive play "traditional forms of media"; what is "traditional?": it's a problem; games versus machinima or alphanumeric texts vs digital texts; "media" - what is it repurpose participatory culture Alternate Reality Games 10/4 (Aardse) erdogic texts: contain puzzles or mysteries "enthusiastic online community": community. enthusiasm. transmedia storytelling (Jenkins) ("the art of worldmaking") rabbit holes (entry points into a game or story) "This is Not A Game" or TINAG ethos or illusion convergence (Jenkins): Hyper attention vs deep attention (N Katherine Hayles) Collective Intelligence (Jane McGonigal) underground vs corporate fandom (Jenkins) hypertext (Nelson/Landow): (interactive) hyperbolic hypertext (top-down) vs content creation (bottom-up) consumer, prosumer Ellen Louis Stein, "This Dratted Thing": Fannish Storytelling Through New Media fantextual slash - why slash?; jealousy theory; putting characters into contemporary or controversial situations interactive fiction canon 10/20 fan genres instagram, soccer instagrams community-based (weather) blog twitter/tweets boy band instagrams (as subgenre?) dog breed fandom instagram parodic video documentary youtube videos, reaction videos, (fan reactions videos)(a recap of the game) video game blog product parody youtube video youtube video montage twitter page of famous person and fans inside fan jokes (including memes, puns) tumblr recipe blogs food diary informational blog aka behind stories blog conspiracy theory fandom movie costume (IG/tumblr) 11/15 Millenial Hope examples |