Fan leaders’ control on Xiao Zhan's Chinese fan community

Fans of Chinese media celebrity Xiao Zhan provide a case study of the existence of a highly centralized, well-trained fan community in Chinese media fandom, in which a majority of the fans are controlled and exploited by a faction of fan leaders. Fans have strong, exclusive feelings regarding their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xueyin Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2021-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
Subjects:
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Online Access:https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/2053/2801