Sneakerheads as fans and sneaker fandom as participatory culture

This paper considers sneakerheads, or sneaker collectors and enthusiasts, as fans. It explores both them and their participatory culture, developing a new approach to researching sneakerheads: I here conceptualize sneaker collecting as an object-inspired fandom to highlight the difference between sn...

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Main Author: Ekaterina Kulinicheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2021-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1991/2871