[ecrea] CfP European Fan Cultures 2015

*European Fan Cultures 2015*

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*Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands *

*12-13 November, 2015*

Academic studies are increasingly paying attention to active audiences
and participatory cultures. The figure of the fan – the enthusiastic,
adoring, productive, but critical audience member perhaps best captures
these cultures. Both online and offline, fans have their own
subcultures, habits and local practices based around their relationship
with a range of media texts and objects, both domestic and global.

Fandom represents what it means to engage with popular culture today.
Fans are active, inspired and passionate followers of media content.
Yet, the meaning-making processes of fans can vary greatly, especially
when taking a geographical perspective. The diversity of Europe offers
an interesting setting to explore the broad variety of fan practices,
raising questions such as: How do fans understand objects of global or
transnational pop-culture in their national or local context? How is
one’s national identity of influence in (global) fan activism? What
challenges unfold when fan production happens in the local language
(e.g. fan fiction or fan forums)?

The conference will feature Professor dr. Cornell Sandvoss (University
of Huddersfield) as a keynote speaker. He is the author of /Fans: The
Mirror of Consumption/ (2005), and co-editor of /Fandom: Identities and
Communities in a Mediated World /(2007) as well as /Aging, Media and
Culture/ (2014). His keynote will focus on “The Value of Belonging:
Fans, Place and Post nationalism in Europe”.

European Fan Cultures 2015 invites inspiring talks about European fan
studies and related topics. The topic of fans and fan cultures connects
a wide range of disciplines, which is why we welcome scholars who
investigate (but not limited to) audiences, media, leisure, tourism,
games and celebrities. Early career scholars and PhD students are
especially invited to contribute.

*European Fan Cultures*

-Local fandom and audience cultures

-National identity in media tourism, music and sports

-Transcultural fandom

-Politics and fandom

*Media and European fandoms *

-Fan activism

-Fan works and practices

-Anti-fandom

-Reception of video games, music, television

-Construction of celebrity images

*Methods and Approaches***

-Challenges of local fan studies, such as language issues

-(Internet) ethnography

-Ethics of researching fans, users and consumers

Please submit an abstract of max. 250 words (plus 3 keywords to help
classify your submission) and a short biography (including your name,
email address, institutional affiliation and position) by the 22nd of
July to: (efc /at/ eshcc.eur.nl) <mailto:(efc /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)>

Notifications of acceptance will be send out before the 5^th of August.
There is a fee of 80€ which covers participations costs (including lunch
and refreshments on both days).



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