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Fan Loyalty or Stockholm Syndrome?
The human cost of fan labour.
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Introducing Forensic Fandom
Not transformational or affirmational fandom, but a secret, third thing.
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Fanatic (2021) and the reality of fan disillusionment
When fan objects commit moral violations, what happens to the stans?
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The (Super)fan Economy
Affect and attention mining has resulted in a superfan economy and a paratext culture.
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Is opting out of stan culture possible?
Stan culture is more than toxic fandom, it’s a result of standard business practices.
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Anti-Fandom For Profit: Disco, 90210, and Dawson's Creek
Capitalizing on negative fan attachments as a business move.
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Creating a Fans First Concert Industry
Can the concert/ticketing industry be disrupted in a way that benefits fans?
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This Is What the Zizians Actually Believe
+ the erosion of fandom's gift economy, thought digest 03.20.2025
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Lessons From The Buffyverse Fandom
In every generation, there are fandoms that set the tone and shape fan spaces and industry practices of the future.
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Engaging Live Music Fans
Is set.live the future?
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A context capsule of today's fandom climate
As reported on by Fandom Exile.
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Soundtrack for the year
This is not a "best of" list--just a tally of this year's favourites.
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Fandom Exile
Fandom Exile
Investigating fan culture and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem. With extra focus on corporate interference and the (d)evolution of fandom communities.
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