Transnationalism, localization, and translation in European fandom: Fan studies as global media and audience studies

Kustritz, Anne

doi:10.3983/twc.2015.0682

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“…Th is interest in the fandom and desire to create social ties based on popular cultural affi nity is a common aspect of online media fandoms (e.g. Harrington & Bielby 2007, Hellekson & Busse 2006, Hills 2002a, Jenkins 1992, Jensen 2003, Kusteritz 2015.…”

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Fan translations of SKAM: Challenging Anglo linguistic and popular cultural hegemony in a transnational fandom

Duggan¹,

Dahl²

2019

Scanstudlang

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The transnational success of the Norwegian multimedia series SKAM is unique in the Scandinavian context and a prime example of how fans’ translation, communication, and dissemination practices can lead to a series’ international success. In this study, we argue that fan translation of SKAM emphasizes the value of bi-/multilinguality by positioning Norwegian as a resource within a transnational online community, while simultaneously masking the ways in which translation into English normalizes English as the global language of communication and contributes to the Anglo-American dominance of online global media fandom. Nonetheless, fans’ use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) positions it as a democratic resource, challenging native-speaker hegemony (cf. House 2013; Widdowson 1994), and fans’ online translation and dissemination of non-Anglo media into English are practices which subvert the very dominance they actualize, challenging the privileged status of English by carving out space for non-Anglo linguistic expertise and positioning linguistic knowledge and the multicompetent language user as valuable (cf. Cook 1991; Cook 1992). This also creates a digital space for valuing non-Anglo popular cultural objects, languages, and cultures.

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Fan translations of SKAM: Challenging Anglo linguistic and popular cultural hegemony in a transnational fandom

Duggan¹,

Dahl²

2019

Scanstudlang

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“…Further studies have shown the central role English plays for fans with other mother tongues, such as Švelch's (2013) (Leppänen 2007;Leppänen et al 2009), in which they recount how Finnish fans usually opt for writing in English, recognizing that it allows their practices to reach a broader audience. Anne Kustritz (2015) similarly discusses how speakers of other languages identify as "fans," often using the English term to describe both transnational and local practices as well as using English in transnational fan spaces ( ¶ 3.1).…”

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Fan studies pedagogies

Booth

Lee

2021

TWC

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“…Fandom lives and breathes on forums, blogs, social media communities, memes and more (Gray et al, 2017;Kustritz, 2015). In contrast to earlier hypotheses arguing that belonging is constructed through consistent face to face interactions (Baumeister and Leary, 1995;Mellor et al, 2008), fandom proves that online communities can serve as grounds for intimate ties (Jenkins, 2006;Larsen and Zubernis, 2011).…”

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Defining Conditional Belonging: The Case of Female Science Fiction Fans

Yodovich

2020

Sociology

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This article offers a rigorous conceptualisation of an undeveloped sociological concept: conditional belonging. It implements and develops conditional belonging in the setting of everyday life by examining female fans of science fiction. Based on 30 in-depth interviews with female fans of Doctor Who and Star Wars, this study defines conditional belonging as a liminal state in which new members are constructed as a threatening ‘other’ and required to demonstrate conformity to the community. Having to align with values established by veteran members disrupts the ability of those who conditionally belong to perceive their identities as authentic. Conditional belonging is explored in offline and online settings, exposing the tactics used online by female fans to ensure their belonging. Through demonstrating the ways in which conditional belonging is cultivated and enforced, this article contributes to a nuanced understanding of belonging, not as a binary condition, but a multi-layered, complex one.

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Transnationalism, localization, and translation in European fandom: Fan studies as global media and audience studies

Abstract: Editorial for TWC no. 19, European fans and European fan objects: Localization and translation.

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Fan translations of SKAM: Challenging Anglo linguistic and popular cultural hegemony in a transnational fandom

Fan translations of SKAM: Challenging Anglo linguistic and popular cultural hegemony in a transnational fandom

Fan studies pedagogies

Defining Conditional Belonging: The Case of Female Science Fiction Fans

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