Fans of film franchises - the online alien universe: a study of online participation as a catalyst for fan-created objects that expand the film universe

This thesis will analyse the ways in which fan participation and creation in online communities extends the film world beyond the film object, and the extent to which fandom influences identity within the fan group. The study will seek to determine the ways in which fans become part of the franchise...

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Main Authors: Vermaak, Janelle Leigh, Moodley, Subeshini
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/13938