This book offers the first comprehensive sociological analysis of a Pan-Indian Fandom with a transnational footprint. It postulates a sociological definition of ‘Fan’ and ‘Fandom’, something lacking in existing literature to date. It also foregrounds a new theory and definition of ‘Persona’, in addition to substantiating fresh concepts like ‘Access Taboo’, ‘Neutral Reciprocity’, ‘Diglossic Fan Sociality’, ‘Numerocracy’, and ‘Post-Banks’. These concepts and definitions serve to anchor and rejuvenate the Sociology of Fan Cultures, a nascent yet timely field of enquiry. The book revitalises the Structuralist Tradition in Indian Sociology while also illuminating Fandom through a wealth of new perspectives derived from German Idealism, Symbolic Interactionism, Anthropology of Art and Film Semiotics.https://www.routledge.com/The-Elementary-Structure-of-Fandom-Cinema-and-Fan-Culture-in-the-Digital-Age/Misra/p/book/9781041149996
Weblog zu meiner Diplomarbeit "Deutschsprachige Star Trek-Fan Fiction. Genre, Kanäle, Motive", die ich im März 2013 am Institut für Germanistik der Universität Wien fertiggestellt habe
Freitag, 21. August 2026
Neuerscheinung: The Elementary Structure of Fandom
Freitag, 16. Juni 2017
Themenheft Queer Female Fandom erschienen
- Editorial: Envisioning queer female fandom - Eve Ng, Julie Levin Russo
- Between text, paratext, and context: Queerbaiting and the contemporary media landscape
Eve Ng - "Yes, the Evil Queen is Latina!": Racial dynamics of online femslash fandoms - Rukmini Pande, Swati Moitra
- Queerly imagining Super Girl in an alternate world: The fannish worlding in FSCN femslash romance - Jing (Jamie) Zhao
- Female-centered fan fiction as homoaffection in fan communities - Ria Narai
- Locating black queer TV: Fans, producers, and networked publics on YouTube - Faithe Day, Aymar Jean Christian
- Constructing queer female cyberspace: The L Word fandom and Autostraddle.com - Kelsey Cameron
- Femslash goggles: Fan vids with commentary by creators - Julie Levin Russo
- Where the femslashers are: Media on the lesbian continuum - Mel Stanfill
- The surface of women - Lucy Irene Baker
- On defining yuri - Erica Friedman
- Unseen international music idol femslash - Elaine Han Lin
- Coming out on Grey's Anatomy: Industry scandal, constructing a lesbian story line, and fan action - Tanya D. Zuk
- Bisexual erasure in queer sci-fi "utopias" - Victoria Serafini
- Once Upon a Time in queer fandom - Sandra Strauch
- By any media necessary: The new youth activism, by Henry Jenkins et al. - Allison McCracken
- Girls' feminist blogging in a postfeminist age, by Jessalyn Keller - Alice Marwick
- International perspectives on shojo and shojo manga, edited by Masami Toku - Nicolle Lamerichs
Samstag, 31. Januar 2015
Fandom und Crowdfunding
Donnerstag, 14. März 2013
"Extremfans" bei Domian
Samstag, 5. Januar 2013
Der Star Trek Defender-Charaktertest ;-)
| Der "Star Trek Defender" Charaktertest Captain Lairis Ilana Du weißt, was du willst, stehst für deine Sache ein und die Leute halten dich für eine geborene Führungspersönlichkeit. Deine Warmherzigkeit und dein Humor sind so ansteckend, wie deine Temperamentsausbrüche abschreckend sind. Für Schwächere setzt du dich rückhaltlos ein - auch wenn das bedeutet, dass du selbst in die Schusslinie gerätst. Wenn du etwas für richtig hältst, findest du sehr unorthodoxe Wege, dich durchzusetzen - manches grenzt schon an hinterhältige oder illegale Methoden. Damit machst du dir natürlich nicht nur Freunde. Kein Wunder, dass du öfter mal sarkastisch bist. |
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Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2013
Early web: 50% porn, 50% Star Trek fansites
Freitag, 14. Oktober 2011
Dissertation über SF-Fankultur
Aus dem Abstract: "This study reveals science fiction fan culture as it was observed during a science fiction convention in southern California in 2009. Conventions, although social gatherings, are also places where learning takes place, and the culture is shared. The researcher, a fan herself, collected demographic data through an anonymous survey, then interviewed several fans to develop information about their educational history, cultural attitudes, and interactions with text. The evidence presented shows this group identifies itself as a subculture with its own language, arts, values, and traditions. Fandom also exhibits many characteristics of an affinity group as described by Gee (2003), in that its members are united by a common cause, and hold similar attitudes toward knowledge acquisition and information sharing".
Dienstag, 24. Mai 2011
Trekkies in der Bibliothek
Donnerstag, 12. Mai 2011
Montag, 4. April 2011
Zombies im Science-Fiction-Land
Peter Hiess von Evolver Books zu Gast bei der Science Fiction-Gruppe Wien. Wer genau schaut, wird mich auch entdecken ;-)
Mittwoch, 9. März 2011
Paul Booth: Digital fandom
"This book re-evaluates the way we examine today's digital media environment. By looking at how popular culture uses different digital technologies, Digital Fandom bolsters contemporary media theory by introducing new methods of analysis. Using the exemplars of alternate reality gaming and fan studies, this book takes into account a particular 'philosophy of playfulness' in today's media in order to establish a 'new media studies'. Digital Fandom augments traditional studies of popular media fandom with descriptions of the contemporary fan in a converged media environment. The book shows how changes in the study of fandom can be applied in a larger scale to the study of new media in general, and formulates new conceptions of traditional media theories".
Henry Jenkins hat im August 2010 ein Interview mit Paul Booth geführt, das im Weblog "Confessions of an Aca-Fan" (Teil 1 ; Teil 2) nachzulesen ist. Booth spricht darin auch über die Limitierungen bei der Fan-Forschung:
"It seems that empirical data about fans can really only come from one of two sources. We can either ethnographically study fan communities, by joining fan groups, participating in fan discussions, or otherwise involving ourselves with fans; or, we can analyze fan-created texts that populate fan culture. (...) It is relatively easy to study either communities or texts, but it is relatively difficult to do both at once".
Samstag, 19. Februar 2011
HJ Alpers verstorben
Samstag, 29. Januar 2011
Zu Gast bei Vulcan Spirit
Samstag, 17. Oktober 2009
Cinema Journal mit Fandom-Schwerpunkt
Samstag, 12. September 2009
Buchpaket :-)
Samstag, 22. August 2009
random fandom links
Fanac Fan History Project: "devoted to the preservation and distribution of information about science fiction and science fiction fandom. Here you might find your favorite fanzine, pictures of Walt Willis in Ireland or Harlan Ellison at the 1955 Worldcon. You can also find the words to an early filk song, information about an SF con near you AND all sorts of strange and wonderful information about fandom's past. And the present, too, because that's tomorrow's past"
Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database: "on-line, searchable compilation and extension of Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1878-1985, Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1985-1991, and Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1992-1995, including material located since publication of the last printed volume" (RSS available)
The Voices of Fandom: "Our continuing 'mission' is to collect audio interviews and audio clips, either newly recorded or historic artifacts, spoken word or music, for the entertainment of interested science fiction fans everywhere! The site includes rare clips, interviews, stories of 'fan history', readings of fan writings, music, filk room recordings and voices of fans in the ongoing Fandom Oral History project" (RSS available)
MidAmerican Fan Photo Archive: "a gallery of over 8,000 photographs of science fiction fans and professionals taken at science fiction conventions and events around the world"
International Association of Audience and Fan Studies: "this new organization will promote cross-disciplinary communication, activities, and scholarship through traditional academic venues"
Sonntag, 21. Juni 2009
Fanspeak dictionary
Vox Populli ist übrigens ein "free and cheap hosting for slash and fan websites, also hosting fanfic archives for various fandoms and all genres" und ist auch auf LiveJournal zu finden.

