The de/stabilization of identity in online fan communities

Convergence

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-410

  Whiteman, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Contrasting cases; Destabilizing events; Fan cultures; Identity; Othering; Television; Videogames

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049168293     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856509342341     Document Type: Review

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