Tag: Ferguson

• Fan Privilege and Fractured Fandom

  

  Lately, almost every day reveals another story that could be related to a phenomenon I have been discussing on this blog: fractured fandom. Just within the past week, we have had stories about Men’s Rights Activists being misogynists in video gaming communities (here and here), a consideration of how the generation gap is causing problems […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  September 4, 2014

  Communication Studies, Fandom

  agency, Anthony Giddens, Black Peter, communication, Community, Fandom, fans, Ferguson, fractured fandom, legitimacy, Michael Brown, misogyny, normalcy, online communities, privilege, sexism, social literacy, structuration theory, Thanksgiving, traditions, white privilege