Concept information
Preferred term
fan cultures
Definition
- A fan culture forms when a group of fans organizes around their shared interest in a media text or personality. The best-known, most visible examples of these cultures include Star Trek fans, Elvis impersonators, and “Dead Heads,” or Grateful Dead fans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Fan Cultures]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fan_cultures
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