Abstract
This entry presents an overview of the development and current state of fan studies, exploring the “reverse image” of media effects. The field of fan studies offers the ultimate rebuttal of the traditional media effects model by stressing the independence, agency, and power of media consumers vis-à-vis media producers. After providing a short historiography of the discipline, this entry dives deeper into three themes that have been central to discussions within fan studies since its early beginnings: fan fiction, fan communities, and places of fandom.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects |
| Editors | Patrick Rössler |
| Place of Publication | New Jersey |
| Pages | 581-592 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118783764 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Mar 2017 |
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