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Politics for the Love of Fandom - Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital World (Hardcover)
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Politics for the Love of Fandom - Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital World (Hardcover)
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Politics for the Love of Fandom examines what Ashley Hinck calls
""fan-based citizenship"": civic action that blends with and arises
from participation in fandom and commitment to a fan-object.
Examining cases like Harry Potter fans fighting for fair trade,
YouTube fans donating money to charity, and football fans
volunteering to mentor local youth, Hinck argues that fan-based
citizenship has created new civic practices wherein popular culture
may play as large a role in generating social action as traditional
political institutions such as the Democratic Party or the Catholic
Church. In an increasingly digital world, individuals can easily
move among many institutions and groups. They can choose from more
people and organizations than ever to inspire their civic actions-
even the fandom for children's book series Harry Potter can become
a foundation for involvement in political life and social activism.
Hinck explores this new kind of engagement and its implications for
politics and citizenships, through case studies that encompass
fandoms for sports, YouTube channels, movies, and even toys. She
considers the ways in which fan-based social engagement arises
organically, from fan communities seeking to change their world as
a group, as well as the methods creators use to leverage their fans
to take social action. The modern shift to networked, fluid
communities, Hinck argues, opens up opportunities for public
participation that occurs outside of political parties, houses of
worship, and organizations for social action. Fan-based citizenship
performances help us understand the future possibilities of public
engagement, as fans and creators alike tie the ethical frameworks
of fan-objects to desired social goal, such as volunteering for
political candidates, mentoring at-risk youth, and promoting
environmentally friendly policy. Politics for the Love of Fandom
examines the communication at the center of these civic actions,
exploring how fans, nonprofits, and media companies manage to
connect internet-based fandom with public issues.
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