Fan Studies and Fandoms

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Where is fan studies located at the intersection of?

Science and mathematics
Technology and engineering
Humanities and social sciences (correct)
Economics and politics

What does fan studies analyze?

Fandoms and fanworks
Only fan cultures
Only fan activities
Fans, fandoms, fan cultures, and fan activities (correct)

Which fields does fan studies draw particularly on?

Physics and chemistry
Biology and geology
Audience studies and cultural studies (correct)
Mathematics and statistics

In its broadest definition, what does fan studies encompass?

The study of fan culture and community across a range of fandom types (C) Signup and view all the answers

What kind of sources does fan studies cover?

Both Western sources like Star Trek, Doctor Who, and non-western sources like anime, J-Pop (B) Signup and view all the answers

Match the following concepts with their associations:

Theodor Adorno = Prominent figure in the development of the perspective that media culture is centered on the manipulation of society Popular culture = Has a symbiotic relationship with mass media, as each depends on the other in an intimate collaboration Corporate media = Used primarily to represent and reproduce dominant ideologies, particularly associated with media culture News media = Mines the work of scientists and scholars and conveys it to the general public, often emphasizing elements that have inherent appeal or the power to amaze Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Media culture = Refers to the overall impact and intellectual guidance exerted by mass media on public opinion, tastes, and values Mass culture = Conveys the idea that culture emerges spontaneously from the masses themselves under the influence of mass media Image culture = An alternative term for media culture, emphasizing that culture is the product of mass media and centered on the manipulation of society Consumer culture = Associated with media culture, particularly with consumerism, and often referred to as an alternative term for it Signup and view all the answers

Match the following mediums with their primary roles in media culture:

TV, press, radio, and cinema = Exert overall impact and intellectual guidance on public opinion, tastes, and values Advertising and public relations = Declinations of media culture often considered as a system centered on the manipulation of society Masses themselves = Alternative term for mass culture, emphasizing spontaneous emergence of culture from the masses under the influence of mass media Scientists and scholars = Source of information for news media which conveys it to the general public under the influence of mass media Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their related concepts:

Western capitalist society = Refers to the current society that emerged and developed from the 20th century under the influence of mass media Popular art = Emerged spontaneously from the masses themselves before the 20th century, similar to the idea conveyed by mass culture Media culture = Product of mass media, associated with consumerism, often called alternatively as 'consumer culture' Masses themselves = Alternative term for popular art's emergence before the 20th century, similar to the idea conveyed by mass culture Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their associations in cultural studies:

Media culture = Refers to the current Western capitalist society that emerged and developed from the 20th century under the influence of mass media Mass culture = Conveys the idea that such culture emerges spontaneously from the masses themselves under the influence of mass media Image culture = An alternative term for media culture, emphasizing that such culture is the product of mass media Consumerism = Associated with media culture, often referred to as an alternative term for it Signup and view all the answers

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