Friday, 7 March 2014

Fandom in an online age

Music

In terms of Henry Jenkins theory of the participatory culture, fans can create online media for music they enjoy.  Henry exemplifies a participatory culture where fans are interested in further interactions with a larger social and cultural community. This social mode of production allows fans to become more active, and share with other fans. This is evident with mash-ups, swedes, which in some ways can be more popular in the vast