Monsta X fans have been derided as boy-band dupes, but their protests against the treatment of superstar Wonho shows them rejecting the capitalist system that's quick to cut people loose.
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There's a strand of radical feminist thought that claims porn causes misogyny. So four researchers decided to test this idea – and descended on a porn expo to study the beliefs of the male attendees.
K-pop fans are a global network of varied ages and nationalities, who have an active, creative and symbiotic relationship with their idols.
Fan culture is thriving in Westeros. Although HBO's Game of Thrones has ended, fans will ensure that the show lives on (and changes) across multimedia platforms, long into the future.
Sport is a dominant thread in Australia’s cultural DNA. But it’s also divisive.
While often lumped with other European populist parties, Beppe Grillo's M5S is a movement of activist fans mobilized by the messages of his "celebrity brand".
The adult fans of My Little Pony are both a blessing and a curse for marketing the new movie.
A recent study might explain why there's been such divergent, emotional responses to the NFL protests.
A unique set of circumstances allowed HBO to beat Netflix to the punch.
One year on from the launch of Pokémon Go, its mainstream decline has left behind a thriving scene.
More and more, the culture of elite, professional footy is characterised by commercialisation and corporatisation.
Many decry 'superteams' like the NBA's Golden State Warriors as bad for the sport. But psychology research shows that they also make us more likely to watch – and bask in the joy of seeing them fail.
Fanfiction is nebulous, confusing and often mocked. It's also explosively popular. So what is it?
Being a footy fan is not mainly about the glory of a premiership – it is much more about enjoying the gravel-shovelling entailed in each and every season your club goes without success.
What makes Hamlet the career defining role it is today?
You might think gamers are a closed, antagonistic and predominantly male-centred group. Fortunately, the reverse is often true.
Fifty Shades of Grey and fan fic like it has reached the Ivy League.
The terms of fan culture may seem baffling but once you get the hang of them you'll see it's not all so newfangled.
Men might believe that women don't have what it takes to be serious sports fans but new research into female AFL fans proves them wrong. Some women are footy converts, some have it in the blood – and some were born to it.
Star Trek fans were especially drawn to Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock – who showed many that it "was okay to be a nerd, that even in the future not everyone fit in, or needed to."
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