10 QUOTES WITH «FANDOM»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
fandom.
Fandom is about fandom, it's a great big social club.
A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling. Because it involves combining the music fandom: collecting, searching, discovering music history, and artifacts of recording that you may not have known existed and you just kind of unlock parts of your brain, you know?
Before the Internet, before BBSes and Fidonet and Usenet and LiveJournal and blogs and Facebook and Twitter, before the World Wide Web and hot-and-cold-online-everything, science fiction fandom had a long-lived, robust, well-debugged technology of social networking and virtual community.
Fandom can keep something alive, and fandom can take it down.
I also love the zombie genre, my zombie fandom going way back to 'Night of the Living Dead.' And 'The Walking Dead' is truly the ultimate representation of that sensibility in the comic book genre.
I think the guys that get to the All-Star Game deserve a lot of credit. They deserve their opportunity to get out there and let the baseball fandom see them.
If 'Buffy' the movie was the true love of my childhood, 'Buffy' the series quickly became the true love of my teenage years. It was everything I'd ever wanted in a show and more. 'Buffy' quickly became an obsession, and, shortly thereafter, became my gateway into an incredible, insane, indescribably wonderful new world: shared media fandom.
Right from the outset, the prevailing mindset in British comics fandom was a radical and progressive one. We were all proto-hippies, and we all thought that comics would be greatly improved if everything was a bit psychedelic like Jim Steranko.
I will openly admit that I've never really followed hockey. Given my New England upbringing, I have always adhered to the Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins mantra of professional sports fandom, but hockey was definitely the lowest sport on the totem pole - even when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.
'Lord Of The Rings' fandom was massive, worldwide, entrenched. Generally it had been part of the fans' life all their life, because they had it read to them as children; they'd become Tolkien students.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FANDOM»
Discover the use of
fandom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fandom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fandom: Identities and Communities in a Mediated World
Fandom extends beyond television and film to literature, opera, sports, and pop music, and encompasses both high and low culture. Fandom brings together leading scholars to examine fans, their practices, and their favorite texts.
Jonathan Gray, Cornel Sandvoss, C. Lee Harrington,
2007
2
Digital
Fandom: New Media Studies
"This book re-evaluates the way we examine today's digital media environment By looking at how popular culture uses different digital technologies, Digital Fandom bolsters contemporary media theory by introducing new methods of analysis ...
3
Fanatics: Power, Identity and
Fandom in Football
Combining new approaches to the study of fan culture with critical assessments, Fanatics offers a comprehensive and timely examination of the state of European football fandom as the game prepares itself for the next millennium.
4
Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online
Fandom
Buffy the Vampire Slayer transcended its cult-comic roots to achieve television success, spawning the spinoff series Angel and an academic movement along the way.
5
Enterprising Women: Television
Fandom and the Creation of ...
. . . Both males and females in communications, sociology, ethnography, psychology, and women's studies will benefit from this fine book.
Camille Bacon-Smith,
1992
6
The Lure of the Vampire: Gender, Fiction and
Fandom from ...
This title explores the enduring myth of Dracula and vampires and just why it has remained so popular for so long.
7
Fandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected World
This timely volume investigates how this once marginalized popular culture has come to play a major role in Japan'
Mizuko Ito, Daisuke Okabe,
2012
8
Tune In, Log On: Soaps,
Fandom, and Online Community
Bridging the fields of computer-mediated communication and audience studies, the book shows how verbal and non verbal communicative practices create collaborative interpretations and criticism, group humor, interpersonal relationships, ...
9
Gay
Fandom and Crossover Stardom: James Dean, Mel Gibson, ...
DIVA case study of James Dean, mel Gibson, and Keanu Reeves and how they maintain their appeal to both gay and straight audiences./div "An important contribution to star studies, one distinguished by the way that it convincingly brings ...
10
Morrissey:
Fandom, Representations and Identities
Focusing exclusively on Morrissey's solo career, the collected essays in this important book make for a rich reading of Morrissey and his highly influential creative output."--P. [4] of cover.
Eoin Devereux, Aileen Dillane, Martin Power,
2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FANDOM»
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fandom is used in the context of the following news items.
The Hunger Games, Pretty Little Liars, and more win at MTV's …
The Hunger Games came out on top with the Fandom of the Year award, beating out 31 other nominees, including finalists Orange Is the New ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
Tyler Posey: 'Teen Wolf' Star Strips Down At MTV Fandom Awards …
Bless you, Tyler Posey. The 'Teen Wolf' star showed off his rock-hard abs during a bit for the 2015 MTV Fandom Awards in San Diego on July 9 ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
Quiz: What would your fandom be called?
Being part of a fandom is all well and good, but what about when you become famous (probably for one of these reasons) and end up with a ... «Sugarscape, Jul 15»
SDCC 2015: Show reveal brings 'Sherlock' fandom back in action
Sherlock fandom burst out of hiatus on Thrusday when BBC One unveiled the first look of the Christmas Special. It had Sherlock Holmes and ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
An Open letter to all those in the fandom closet.
I was embarrassed by the fandom, the merchandise and endless articles about The Doctor I found online. I thought to myself, "don't these ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
The Fursuit of Happiness: High Fashion in Furry Fandom
It's the freakin' weekend. A blessing of rainbow unicorns dance around you. Your heart bursts with joy at the sight of a dairy cow and an otter ... «Racked, Jul 15»
One Direction Put Their Powerful Fandom To Good Use With Charity …
The Directioners' dedication, as a fandom, is exhilaratingly powerful. A collection of passionate girls (and some boys) rally together over and ... «The Debrief, Jul 15»
Hypable's Fandom Fix: Hawkeye and 'Sailor Moon'
This week's Fandom Fix highlights a mug for Clint Barton-levels of ... Fandom Fix is a weekly feature article written by Donya Abramo and Karen ... «Hypable, Jul 15»
MTV Fandom Fest comes to Comic-Con
Tyler Posey, left, and Tyler Oakley take the stage during the mtvU Fandom Awards. Hayne Palmour IV — UT San Diego ... «Discover San Diego, Jul 15»
Kentucky QB Towles takes Harry Potter fandom to new level
And to take his fandom a step further, he annually celebrates Harry Potter's mythical birthday on July 31. Towles explained his obsession as ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»