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?

    <p>The study of fan culture and community across a range of fandom types</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of sources does fan studies cover?

    <p>Both Western sources like Star Trek, Doctor Who, and non-western sources like anime, J-Pop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following concepts with their associations:

    <p>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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following terms with their definitions:

    <p>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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following terms with their related concepts:

    <p>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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following terms with their associations in cultural studies:

    <p>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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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