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Readers/Advisors
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2021-05
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Fandoms, or fan communities; groups of enthusiasts or ‘fans’ that have come together
through their shared love of some kind of media, have been around for a long time in a number
of different forms around the world, though in small numbers. When comic books became
popular, those groups increased, and once again as movies became more commonplace. These
communities and cultures are reliant on information technology, and the technology reliant on
them, in a symbiotic relationship. It is my objective to research, analyze and observe fandoms
and the culture related to the associated communities of fans within, and how they have formed,
communicated and interacted, both prior to the development of modern information technology
and after, as well as their continued growth on established and upcoming platforms. My actual
project consists of a set of blog posts, or ‘mini-essays’, on Tumblr, around one hundred words
per post, perhaps more, with ten posts in total.