Fandom

Abstract: Since the murder of two Leeds United fans during a 2000 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Cup game in Istanbul, Turkish fandom has often been stigmatized as particularly violent and na...

Abstract: This study analyses the narratives used by authors and fans in debates about copyright law and fan fiction that occurred between 2005 and 2012. Rights are argued by both sides, but few of them rely on the underpinnings of copyright law itself. Instead, the discussions move from copyright to competing familial ideologies that use metaphors which support a patriarchal model of ownership on one side, and a non-hierarchical social system that espouses equitable access to resources and cultural (re)production on the other. Situating the narratives within these particular discourses reveals that there is currently a struggle to define copyright law at the lay level; however, despite the seeming divide between producers and users, both sides ground their arguments in theories of property and personhood in ways that paradoxically bring them closer together, a point that contributes well to current debates about the creative commons.

Abstract: This article brings together insights from gerontology and fan studies to explore creative expression in late(r) life fandom. The migration of fandom to the Internet, combined with its increasing v...

Abstract: The invasion of Hallyu (or the Korean Wave) subculture in Indonesia created a new pattern of gendered cultural consumption in the largest Islam country in the world. The most ardent Hallyu supporters in Indonesia are women who are organizing massive urban fan gatherings, K-pop concerts, and group tours to Seoul. With a long and devastating record of state violence on Marxists, Chinese, and women in general, current public tolerance to Hallyu by the Indonesian government seems flimsy as female Hallyu fandom is threatening the mainstream Islamic value of feminine subservience. Although the strength of the local culture vis-a-vis Islam in Indonesia allowed an easy invasion of Hallyu into the country, the gender divide in the consumption of Hallyu is providing the Islam leaders with an easy excuse for possible state violence against women. Unlike Islamic, Western, and Japanese culture that are widely popular in the country, Hallyu’s salient feminine following invites jealous and alarmed reactions from Indonesian Muslim males. As the Japanese and Chinese anti-Hallyu sentiments among the male population led to massive outbreaks of anti-Korean hate speeches and demonstrations against the Korean residents and Hallyu promoters in the two countries, this paper analyzes how the female fans in Indonesia and Palestine are reacting to such threats.