Videogames: Henry Jenkins - fandom and participatory culture
Henry Jenkins - fandom and participatory culture Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom . Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? A fan is a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm. Fandom is the state or attitude of being a fan. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hardcore/True Fan : Fans who identify themselves as insiders within their fandom and consider themselves to be authorities on their chosen media text. They spend a lot of time and effort becoming knowledgeable about it. Newbie : New fans who do not have the longevity of devotion or depth of knowledge that hardcore fans have. They are often viewed as the 'underdog' within fandoms. Anti-fan : People who identify themselves with a media text but negatively. They dislike or hate the text and may express their opinions through criticism. 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? A fandom is a community ...