Research!

[featherynscale]

I need some help from the flist on this one, particularly those of you who consider yourself fannish. I'm interested in what the experience of fandom is like for people, generally, I think. If you could take a moment and comment below, I'd appreciate it.

What I'm particularly interested in knowing about are things like: how/when do you know you are a fan? What are your criteria for determining who is and is not a part of a fandom? What sorts of activities, if any, are you likely to participate in due to or related to your fandom? Does it affect your language or other behavior outside of strictly fandom-related activities? How does your fandom play out in your day-to-day life, if at all? That sort of thing.

Seriously. Talk to me about fandom. It's for a class I'm working on.

Thanks!

Comments

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

My opinion, a fan may watch a show regularly, but fandom is when you reformat your LJ with screen caps from it.

Of course I dislike everything, so I'm just guessing. 8-)

[brandy22kc.livejournal.com]

I think fandom is where you go out of your way to watch a show or try to catch every part of that show, i belive there are diffent levels one example is i'm a big fan of slip knot but when i went to the concert there were people who were obsevive about it like knew ever work dressed like them etc, things i'm a big fan of are one my radio station (96.5 the buzz) i've personally meet every dj more than once and pretty much dont listen to anther radio station, or watch desperat house wife and LOST every week since they began, but thats my level i think many people can go behond by like posters closths games etc

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of... um... I liked a Dixie Chick song, I still listen to their CD on occasion. So that might make me a fandom level 1. Now if I were to dress like them, hit every concert in the 4-state area, have a special room enshrined to them... that would be fandom level 10. So I suppose it depends where on that sliding scale one wishes to concentrate.