Part 5 of a 7 part series on LeakyCon explores the ways fans and their creative labors influence the work of stars and producers of source texts.
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Archive for August, 2013
Inspiring Fans at LeakyCon Portland
From LGBT to GSM: Gender and Sexual Identity among LeakyCon’s Queer Youth (LeakyCon Portland)
Part 4 of a 7 part series: LeakyCon’s LGBT fandom offers insights into the millennial generation’s attitudes towards current gender/identity categories, but they also express desire for more recognition of the multiplicity and fluidity of their identities as a whole.
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What Are You Missing? July 22 – Aug 4
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Fans and Stars and Starkids (LeakyCon Portland)
Part 3 of a 7 part series on LeakyCon focuses on the production of fandom by the "Starkids" theater troupe as well as those fans who call themselves simply "Starkids."
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Shame On(line) You: Social Activism, Racist Tweets, and Public Shaming
To examine the dialogue that results from the Public Shaming tumblr, I focus on responses to racist tweets in the aftermath of the Asiana Airline accident.
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