Rereading fandom: MySpace character personas and narrative identification

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 514-536

  Booth, Paul ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fandom; Identity; Internet; Narrative; Social software; Textual poaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949137738     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: 14795809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030802468073     Document Type: Review

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