VIDEOGAMES: HENRY JENKINS - FANDOM AND PARTICIPATORY CULTURE

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FANDOM


1) What is the definition of a fan?

- A person who likes and admires someone or something in a very enthusiastic way.

2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet?

- Hardcore/True Fan
- Newbie
- Anti-fan

3) What makes a ‘fandom’?

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4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom?

5) What examples of fandom are provided on pages 2 and 3 of the factsheet?

6) Why is imaginative extension and text creation a vital part of digital fandom?

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