Apr 20, 2024  
2018-2019 University Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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CAS 225 - Fans and Fan Communities

3 hours
Understanding who the recipients of a message are is important in a variety of professional contexts. Increasingly, the recipients being communicated to are “fans”. Knowing fans and keeping them happy can be the difference between success and failure. Why is that? What is the power that fans, and the communities they form, hold? This completely online course will work to answer these questions by delving into questions such as what are fans, what are fan communities, and what is their role in the modern world of media, pop culture, and consumerism. The course will cover topics of defining fandom, creating and maintaining fans, understanding fan activities, and exploring how being a fan impacts society, culture, economics, and more. RC/CS



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