Media Studies A-Level
Fan production
What Fan production means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Fan production
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Reference: AQA
Fan activity such as writing fan fiction, editing fan videos, making fan art, running wikis and debating interpretations in online communities.
Topics that use Fan production
- Fandom - Jenkins' ideas and theories on fandom (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Community and sharing
- Active audiences
- Audience power
- Participatory culture
- Reinterpretation of texts
- Relationship between fans and producers
- Textual poaching
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