CFP: Edited collection “Participatory Culture Wars: Controversy, Conflict and Complicity in Fandom”
Deadline: 31 July, 2021
Edited by Dr Simone Driessen, Bethan Jones, Dr Benjamin Litherland
Presentation
It has become increasingly clear that fandoms and participatory culture are sites of controversy, conflict and even complicity, complicating earlier assessments that sought to celebrate creativity, collegiality, and community. As we continue to make sense of the consequences of web 2.0, the study of fans – the affective bonds, identities, and productive cultures of a highly mediated and networked society – is vital in understanding our current moment, whether expressed in debates about “cancel culture” or ongoing “culture wars”. Fans have had to rethink and reassess their relationships to fan objects, consider their role in reproducing global systems of inequality, and reflect on the meaning of participation in an era that is marked by both moral ambivalence and political earnestness. Continuer la lecture de Call for papers : edited collection “Participatory Culture Wars: Controversy, Conflict and Complicity in Fandom”