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fan cultures  

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  • A fan culture forms when a group of fans organizes around their shared interest in a media text or personality. The best-known, most visible examples of these cultures include Star Trek fans, Elvis impersonators, and “Dead Heads,” or Grateful Dead fans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Fan Cultures]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D2QPHRVH-P

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