Patriotic coverage helps forge the Olympics’ sense of community, weaving viewers’ lives together with athletes’ struggles and triumphs.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Fandom
Displaying 1 - 20 of 56 articles
New research shows racism among sports fans in Australia is still rife. White footy fans need to report racism – otherwise they’re giving a free kick to bigots.
Baby Reindeer, the autobiographical Netflix series about one comedian’s experience of stalking, has consistently been in the streamer’s top ten most-watched since its release. The story follows barman-cum-comedian…
Despite being public figures, celebrities – like everyone – deserve a level of privacy.
Since 2019, fans of the TV series ‘Supernatural’ have flocked to Austin, where their encounters with 1967 Impalas customized to mimic the one used in the show arouse elation, astonishment and tears.
Fans of women’s sport around the world are rejecting traditional masculine norms of sports fandom, and developing a counter fan culture.
YouTuber Colleen Ballinger recently posted a video to her YouTube channel “apologising” to fans in response to recent allegations made against her - and she did it through song.
The maths are simple. Most Taylor Swift fans wanting tickets to her Australian shows will miss out.
In social media posts during the pandemic, fans posit their idols as loyal to the nation, the people and the party state.
The many visual errors in the latest Pokémon games have led to an unexpected glitch-chasing frenzy.
What causes people to obsess over celebrities – to the point where they’re willing to do whatever it takes to make contact? Criminology may hold some answers.
How fans attending Chris Brown’s sold out UK tour are referencing race in their arguments against the singer’s ‘cancellation’.
The community aspect of music fandom, as exemplified by the vast numbers of Harry Styles’ fans, encourages creative expression.
She doesn’t have the most streams or biggest sales figures but she does have a die-hard fan base.
Contrary to the misinformation about them, furries are similar to other groups that use fandom as a way of building community.
Members of fan communities in China participate in online activities under Chinese surveillance, but some group members are able to leverage censorship to their own ends.
A better understanding of Tolkien’s works and the nature of adaptations will combat some online disinformation and harassment that has surrounded ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.’
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s first solo album in more than five years, and her first fully dance album.
Despite a mass exodus of users in 2018, Tumblr continues to be a place that fosters fandom and subcultures. Now, Gen Zers searching for a dose of early-2010s internet nostalgia are signing up.
Watching big events, like the Olympics, on television was a key route into fandom.
Top contributors
-
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lakehead University
-
Associate Professor in Sociology, James Cook University
-
Associate Professor (Korean Society and Culture), Dean International (Korea), Curtin University
-
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Murdoch University
-
Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
-
Emeritus professor, Deakin University
-
Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne
-
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia
-
Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
-
Principal Lecturer in Journalism, University of Brighton
-
Associate Professor of Sociology, Deakin University
-
PhD researcher in the fields of Popular Culture and Postcolonialism, The University of Western Australia
-
Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
-
Associate Professor of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
-
Interim Director, UWA Public Policy Institute; Associate Professor & Programme Co-ordinator (Masters of Public Policy), The University of Western Australia
