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Fans await the arrival of boyband One Direction at Sydney Airport in 2012. Dean Lewins/AAP

August 10, 2018

I Used To Be Normal’s tribute to boyband fangirls is unexpectedly affecting

Felicity Ford, University of Melbourne

Like a good pop ballad, I Used To Be Normal is energetic, colourful and masterfully anchored by a deep and earnest sentimentality.

The grass is always greener. Ian West/PA Archive

March 26, 2015

One Direction: where the outpouring of emotion at Zayn Malik’s departure comes from

Ellis Cashmore, Aston University

Social media has responded to the news with unbelievable force. So what is it about this band that produces such a reaction?

British band One Direction has a huge following worldwide. But media criticism of their fans doesn’t respect the knowledge and power they possess. AAP/Tracey Nearmy

August 18, 2013

That’s what makes them beautiful: why One Direction fans are smarter than you

Andy Ruddock, Monash University

Over the weekend, rumours have spread that Crazy About One Direction, a documentary on the eponymous boy band broadcast by the UK’s Channel 4, has led to suicides among distraught fans. One thing is certain…

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Andy Ruddock
Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
Ellis Cashmore
Honorary Professor of Sociology, Aston University
Felicity Ford
Researcher and Sessional Tutor in Screen and Cultural Studies; Secretary for the Melbourne Cinematheque, University of Melbourne

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