Reinhard, CarrieLynn D.

Fractured Fandoms : Contentious Communication in Fan Communities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages) - Communication Perspectives in Popular Culture Series . - Communication Perspectives in Popular Culture Series .

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Dark Side of Fandom -- 2 Communication, Power, and Fractured Fandoms -- 3 Identity, Situationality, and the Fractures -- 4 Harassments Arising from Fractured Fandoms -- 5 The Negative Impacts of Fractured Fandoms -- 6 The Positives Emerging from Fractures -- 7 Resolving Fractured Fandoms -- 8 Beyond Fractured Fandoms -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This book explores the communication issues and power dynamics in fandoms and fan communities to understand the problems fans experience when they interact with one another. It uses fractured fandoms as the case study to consider how these problems relate to all areas of people's lives.

9781498552578


Fans (Persons)-Psychology.


Electronic books.

HM646 / .R456 2018

306.487