A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms
We discuss the spread of fans and fandoms within Sweden. With a specific focus on fan fiction and video games, we describe Swedish fan activities in relation to the fact that Sweden is a connected country—that is, a highly technologically developed society. We also describe fan activities in relatio...
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| author | Christina Olin-Scheller Pia Sundqvist |
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| description | We discuss the spread of fans and fandoms within Sweden. With a specific focus on fan fiction and video games, we describe Swedish fan activities in relation to the fact that Sweden is a connected country—that is, a highly technologically developed society. We also describe fan activities in relation to the fact that the level of English-language proficiency is high among Swedish children and teenagers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b69eb522fac4326916221d36f4c0dd02022-12-21T21:32:15ZengOrganization for Transformative WorksTransformative Works and Cultures1941-22581941-22582015-06-011910.3983/twc.2015.0621A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandomsChristina Olin-Scheller0Pia Sundqvist1Karlstad University, Karlstad, SwedenKarlstad University, Karlstad, SwedenWe discuss the spread of fans and fandoms within Sweden. With a specific focus on fan fiction and video games, we describe Swedish fan activities in relation to the fact that Sweden is a connected country—that is, a highly technologically developed society. We also describe fan activities in relation to the fact that the level of English-language proficiency is high among Swedish children and teenagers.http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0621Fan communityFan fictionVideo games |
| spellingShingle | Christina Olin-Scheller Pia Sundqvist A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms Transformative Works and Cultures Fan community Fan fiction Video games |
| title | A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms |
| title_full | A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms |
| title_fullStr | A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms |
| title_short | A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms |
| title_sort | connected country sweden fertile ground for digital fandoms |
| topic | Fan community Fan fiction Video games |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0621 |
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