"She's a fan, but this was supposed to be scientific": Fan misunderstandings and acafan mistakes
I here reflect on my first forays into fan studies, two separate projects on fans' reactions to Tom Hiddleston's short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift. After discovering live tweets of my 2018 Fan Studies Network presentation that included yet-to-be-published survey research I collect...
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| description | I here reflect on my first forays into fan studies, two separate projects on fans' reactions to Tom Hiddleston's short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift. After discovering live tweets of my 2018 Fan Studies Network presentation that included yet-to-be-published survey research I collected on post-Hiddleswift fannish behaviors, some fans turned to the Anonymous Ask feature of a Hiddleston-focused Tumblr blog to interrogate the results, an article I had recently published, and me. I highlight this experience as a way to reexamine my methodological choices going forward when working with fan populations while writing for academic audiences. Ultimately, I realize future misinterpretations might be prevented by transparency as an acafan on Tumblr and more consistent interaction with fans across social media platforms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c32d1bfb33e14c1da87000ad185f8bb92022-12-21T22:52:11ZengOrganization for Transformative WorksTransformative Works and Cultures1941-22581941-22582020-06-0133https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2020.1763"She's a fan, but this was supposed to be scientific": Fan misunderstandings and acafan mistakesDaisy Pignetti0University of Wisconsin–StoutI here reflect on my first forays into fan studies, two separate projects on fans' reactions to Tom Hiddleston's short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift. After discovering live tweets of my 2018 Fan Studies Network presentation that included yet-to-be-published survey research I collected on post-Hiddleswift fannish behaviors, some fans turned to the Anonymous Ask feature of a Hiddleston-focused Tumblr blog to interrogate the results, an article I had recently published, and me. I highlight this experience as a way to reexamine my methodological choices going forward when working with fan populations while writing for academic audiences. Ultimately, I realize future misinterpretations might be prevented by transparency as an acafan on Tumblr and more consistent interaction with fans across social media platforms.https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1763/2479anonymous askantifanscelebrity studieshiddleswiftlive tweetssocial mediasurvey researchtumblrtwitter |
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| title | "She's a fan, but this was supposed to be scientific": Fan misunderstandings and acafan mistakes |
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