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  Performing Proximity to Fame in RU Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: Me?

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  Justin Owen Rawlins The University of Tulsa

  July 29, 2019

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  performance Curator's Note “This is RU Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: Me?,” begins Scott Aukerman at the outset of ... performance. “Clusterfest” begins with 50 minutes (nearly half the episode) of the hosts narrating for the ... the unbelieving tribute band begins to play with their idol, the hosts’ declarations to the live ...
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  Fan Community and Celebrity in Video Game Spectatorship

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  Lindsey Decker Boston University

  January 05, 2018

  time, Day added to this ritual, eating a piece of her least favorite candy for each mistake, with fans ...
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  Lainey Gossip: Celebrity Fandom Goes Professional

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  Anne Helen Petersen Whitman College

  June 14, 2010

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  Lainey Gossip: Celebrity Fandom Goes Professional Lainey Gossip gossip fandom celebrity Curator's Note Over the last decade, Elaine "Lainey" Lui has risen through the ranks of the professional gossip world.  Initially, she emailed her celeb ...
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  'Crying for Justin Bieber' and Negotiating Affective Fan Performance

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  Lindsay H. Garrison University of Wisconsin, Madison

  June 15, 2010

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  'Crying for Justin Bieber' and Negotiating Affective Fan Performance Justin Bieber fannish engagement fandom children celebrity Curator's Note The clip on the left features 3-year-old Cody, known for tearfully explaining her love for tween ...
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  The “Oh My Salvatore” Vlog as a Case of “Crazy” but Permissible Fan Behavior

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  Kristen Warner University of Alabama

  June 16, 2010

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  The “Oh My Salvatore” Vlog as a Case of “Crazy” but Permissible Fan Behavior Vampire Diaries fandom celebrity Curator's Note **Spoiler alert: This clip concerns the season finale in graphic detail.** Today’s curated clip explores a fan’s video reacti ...