Furry fandom

Every now and then, the faithful one escapes from the chains of to-do’s and is present at the football pitch . Flags sway from left to right, trumpets and drums roar , the magisterial wave wraps around the stadium like wrap around a present. An exquisite, ravishing and magnificent mosaic is made upright by the die hard faithful to send a daring message to those who have entered their grounds. The strict formula, method and regulations of life are thing of the past and their is only one to follow

Convergence has become somewhat vital to the success of a screen text; the number of mediums it engages with can, to some extent, affect how much of a fan-base it creates. ‘The power of the media producer and the power of the media consumer interact in unpredictable ways’ stated by Henry Jenkins. (2006:2) Participatory culture has, in some cases, created the potential for more enriched franchises that surpass their original purpose, some screen texts can develop a lot further than expected due to

Since the internet began, the popularity of social media has grown exponentially. With all of these new ways to communicate thoughts and ideas, the rise of fan fiction was inevitable. With the popularity came equally strong opposition from those who prefer traditional storytelling from published authors. Fan fiction has a notorious reputation for being unorthodox and unconventional as well as being a harmful influence on minors. Others would argue the exact opposite: fan fiction helps minors find

A media Fan is seen as a subject that is trivialized and dismissed and so this essay will investigate how a fan is a ‘complex and contradictory arena for critical enquiry’ A fan is depicted to be obsessed, lonely and false worshippers but fans can be more than that as they can be active producers that develop their own meanings from the media. This essay will discuss how fans are seen as destructive and deviant as well as how they can be useful textual poachers who construct their own culture from

Fandom, both as a community and a culture is interpretative. The term interpretative community was rooted from a literary theorist named Stanley Fish. He established this notion in his book “Is There a Text in this Class?” (1980), believing that the reader holds a core position both in shaping and producing the meaning of literary works where according to him, reader’s experiences affects their interpretation of a text. In his study, Fish (1980) divided the act of reading texts into two (2) categories

makes up a Star Wars fan are diverse as the people in the fandom itself. This wide variety of fans take their passion for anything and everything Star Wars related, redefining what sci-fi is as well as what fandom is. These passions can range from simple curiosity to an obsessiveness that many would consider extreme and even borderline insanity. Whether Fan enthusiasm is simple or to the extreme, one thing about those in the Star Wars Fandom, many of them are very inventive with the ideas they come

One of the main points of discussion is the idea of the “fanatic” itself and how fandom is an accepted mode of obsession in the contemporary world. Much of the discourse on the subject deals with the complex psychology of the word through anthropological and psychoanalytical work on what it means to be a fan – the mixture of reverence for their object of affection, but also the embarrassment of being associated with what some might deem as “crazy” or “superficial.” The definition of “fan” has altered

Cosplay isn’t like the costumes you wear during Halloween. It is more like dressing up like one of your favorite characters. Cosplay is for everyone and anyone that wants to dress up however they want to. Cosplaying has a big impact on society because people all over the world go to a conventions so they can cosplay however they want. It started as people cosplaying as sci-fi and space military style uniform and developed into dressing up as characters from movies, comic books, and any form of entertainment

The NFL is a money making business. With its 32 teams, and sponsorships with other big name brands, they produce a lot of money. With the NFL’s partnership with Microsoft the two agreed on a $400 million deal that secures the exclusive right for Surface tablets and other Microsoft technologies on the sidelines for all 32 teams. Another partnership the NFL has is with Direct TV. Its four-year $4 billion partnership ($1 billion per season) with DirecTV, a service that allows viewers to watch every

Although cosplay is a nonviolent sport, the interactions between players can be misinterpreted by viewers as dangerous play in certain recreations of characters. Shih-Pang, & Ming-Hsiu Mia, (2015), states that ‘’. Any entity from the real world or virtual world that lends itself to dramatic interpretation might be considered as a subject for cosplay’’. This shows the intent and personal activity of cosplay as a non-deviant interaction Also, these cosplay communities share photographs of characters