Fan Culture

Question 1

It is a term used to refer to those who purchase and use the product/goods/services.

Answer 1

Consumer

Question 2

It is the act of consuming (utilizing as a customer).

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Consumption

Question 3

It is a term which describes communities built around a shared enjoyment of an aspect of popular culture such as books, movies, TV shows, bands, sports or sports teams

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Fan Culture

Question 4

is essentially a way of saying fan culture

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Fandom

Question 5

is a community of fans that’s built itself up around one specific piece of pop culture, such as a book, movie, video game, comic, music group, sports team, etc.

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Fandom

Question 6

This community of fans shares a mutual bond over their enthusiasm for the source material.

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Fandom

Question 7

they can be taken to represent a dedicated, active audience

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Fans

Question 8

they are strongly attached to the product/s (icons) emotionally

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Fans

Question 9

loyal and dedicated to their idols

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Fans

Question 10

True or False: Fans don’t develop extensive knowledge and expertise about their shows or sports teams also characteristically not feeling a sense of owner ship over “their” object of fandom

Answer 10

False (they develop extensive knowledge and expertise and also characteristically feeling a sense of owner ship)

Question 11

True or False: They also “tend to seek intimacy with the object or their attention - a personality, a program, a genre, a team” (Kelly, 2004).

Answer 11

True

Question 12

This “intimacy” could involve 4 things: (Hills, 2002)

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• meeting a celebrity
• getting a sports woman’s autograph
• seeing an actor during fan meetings/conventions
• visiting real locations used in the filming of a TV series

Question 13

Within any fandom, there are many opportunities to get involved, and that is through?

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Online and Offline

Question 14

Ways to get involved online:

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• you can create original works related to the pop culture you love
• you can simply share others’ works that you enjoy
• you can post on social media about your favorite moments from a TV series or movie
• you can participate in web forums about the trend

Question 15

Ways to get involve Offline:

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• you can often find meet-ups for fans in larger cities, including venues that host all-night parties for the finale of a popular show or movie series, or conventions based around a specific series or genre