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In my research into One Direction fans, I heard how shame is experienced, perpetuated and internalised – but it also provides the foundation for these close-knit communities.
Fans who were girls in the era of Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and Twilight are now the women who have powered the success of Barbie and the Eras Tour.
Since 2019, fans of the TV series ‘Supernatural’ have flocked to Austin, where their encounters with 1967 Impalas customized to mimic the one used in the show arouse elation, astonishment and tears.
How will fans’ advocacy and commentary shape a reckoning about sexual assault and exploitation in the entertainment industry in Japan that has been exposed through the Johnny & Associates scandal?
Air con uses lots of energy – try these things first.
Rising temperatures threaten the UK, Switzerland and Norway with more uncomfortably hot days – new research.
Sometimes you have to let your friends know when they’ve made a bad choice in life but there’s a way to go about it.
In social media posts during the pandemic, fans posit their idols as loyal to the nation, the people and the party state.
How fans attending Chris Brown’s sold out UK tour are referencing race in their arguments against the singer’s ‘cancellation’.
The opportunity to place bets has changed the way games look, the way they’re talked about – and, of course, how many people have money riding on the outcome.
Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural hazard. Here’s why it’s important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer.
As the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a scholar probes questions of identity in the American game. Is Mexico really the US’s ‘other team’?
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s first solo album in more than five years, and her first fully dance album.
A newsletter sends out chronological snippets from the 125-year-old novel ‘Dracula.’ Fans on the internet go wild.
Being a fan can be good for you – even in defeat.
Nicki Minaj’s international anti-vaccine fiasco reveals the life-and-death stakes at the heart of normalizing a culture of fandom tribalism.
Abba’s most devoted fans have helped them remain in the public consciousness. Sometimes, under difficult circumstances.
John Glenn would have turned 100 on July 18, 2021. Today’s space program is a giant leap more inclusive than when he made his pioneering orbit of the Earth in 1962.
What at first appeared as a horror story for supporters could turn out to have a happy ending.
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Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lakehead University
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Senior Research Associate, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
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University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Critical Media Practices and Digital Humanities, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Researcher and College Lecturer in Engineering, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
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Professor in Criminology, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Journalism, Liverpool John Moores University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Professor in American Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Utrecht University
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PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Marketing, California State University San Marcos
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PhD in cultural studies; teaches in School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
