MEDIA205

Beyoncé, Batman and Barbie: Fans and Fan Cultures

2027

15

200

A Trimester

Hamilton

This paper looks at the history of fandom to the present day, developing understandings of why people develop and maintain fandoms, the variety of different fan practices which exist, the ways that media and creatives shape, cultivate and control fandoms, and how our understandings of fandom are molded by popular culture.

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27A (HAM)
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A Trimester :
01 Mar 2027 - 27 Jun 2027
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