“No Matter What They Do They Can Never Let You Down” : Between Aesthetics and Politics: A Sociology of Fans, a Critical Assessment
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2009
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Philippe Le Guern, « “No Matter What They Do They Can Never Let You Down” : Between Aesthetics and Politics: A Sociology of Fans, a Critical Assessment », Réseaux, ID : 10670/1.1fc56a...
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This article proposes a critical review of research on fans in France and especially in English-speaking countries, with a strong focus on the main topics of reflection on this theme over the past four decades. The author considers such questions as: the appropriate distance of researchers - often fans themselves - in relation to their research subject; the advantages and limits of religious metaphors for analysing 'media cults'; the main characteristics of fans (passive consumers versus co-producers of the meaning of works); and the implications of the fan status in terms of identity.
