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The Fans of the Gospels & The Fandom of The Chosen
NETS2004 A2 Conference Paper Presentation “How do people form social connections and communities through social media?” Topic: Fan Culture In this video, I present my case that the fandom of The Chosen was formed as a community using three high-level social media affordances: Fans as stakeholders Fans as advocates Fans as an affective public I…
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Fandom Public and Community on Discord: The Chase Atlantic Fandom by Holly Andrews – 22309268
I argue that the Chase Atlantic discord server forms and maintains a fandom public and fosters community development through the platform’s social affordances enabled by server channels, server-member roles, and application programming interfaces. Key concepts: Social media platform affordances (Zulli & Zulli, 2022, p. 1874) Fandom Publics (Zhang, 2016, pp. 128-131) Communities (Bruns, 2023, p.…
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From Scroll to Ummah: How TikTok and Discord Shape Transnational Muslim Communities — Asli Keskin
This presentation explores how social media platforms shape the formation of transnational Muslim communities. Focusing on TikTok and Discord, it examines how platform affordances influence interaction, identity, and belonging. TikTok enables visibility, emotional engagement, and public discussion, while Discord supports more structured and sustained interaction. Together, these platforms demonstrate how online communities are formed through…
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How Swifties Use Social Media Affordances To Build Form Communities — Amelia Gellard
This video is about a case study on Taylor Swifts fandom, the Swiftie’s, and how social media enables the formation of online communities and publics, focussing specifically on the platforms TikTok and X.
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Julia Stanton – LGBTQ+ Individuals on TikTok
By Julia Stanton
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Reactivating Fan Communities: BigBang’s 2026 Comeback – Thi Phuong Thuy Mai
This video explores how BIGBANG’s 2026 comeback became more than a music return; It turned into a powerful fan culture moment on social media. Through concepts like affordances, participatory culture, and belonging, it shows how digital platforms helped fans reconnect, interact, and rebuild a shared community worldwide.
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Harry Potter Fandom on TikTok – Ellysa Ignatescu
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From Awareness to Belonging: Squirmy and Grubs and Disability Community on TikTok- Idea Phochaiya
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HOW BEYONCÉ’S FANDOM BUILDS COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA- Chelsea Maziwa
This presentation explores how social media helps people build communities through the Beyoncé fandom, known as the Beyhive. It focuses on #BeyGOOD, showing how fans go beyond supporting an artist by promoting activism, social justice, and support for the Black community. Using ideas like fandom publics, networked publics, affordances, and imitation, the presentation argues that…
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Cara Gilligan – Global Fantasy Fandom
Cara Gilligan – Global Fantasy Fandom Social Media Affordances
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The BTS ARMY on TikTok, How Fans Form Connection and Community Through Social Media – Kahlee Thomason
This presentation explores how people form communities through social media, using the BTS ARMY on TikTok as a case study. By analysing public TikTok posts, including videos, captions and comment sections, it identifies how fans connect and interact online.The findings show that communities are formed through shared identity, participation, global interaction and emotional support. Fans…
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From Interaction to Belonging: WLW Communities on TikTok – Gayle Lawas
Question 1: When I think back on my presentation, I see that one of its shortcomings was that I neglected…