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  Make a fan vid for MTV and win cool prizes: Participatory pleasures and profits converge

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  May 11, 2007

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  Make a fan vid for MTV and win cool prizes: Participatory pleasures and profits converge marketing ... carrot that the judges will determine winning entries based on naturalized criteria such as "humor, ...
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  Variable Authorship in the Social Film

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  Marina Hassapopoulou New York University

  November 07, 2016

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  between corporations and consumers is the award-winning online mini-series The Beauty Inside (2012), ... directed by Drake Doremus, and the 26 winning entries are prominently displayed on a Toshiba Portégé ...
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  Race Horse as Rock Star: Fandom and Zenyatta

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  Holly Kruse Rogers State University

  October 04, 2010

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  satellite racing network TVG, Thoroughbred racehorse Zenyatta remained undefeated by winning an ...
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  Virtual Funeral Crashing

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  Dave Parry University of Texas at Dallas

  July 20, 2007

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  best wins, funeral crashing is not only accepted but actually playing the game really well—the logical ...
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  "Avengers" Art Contest: Professionalizing Fans or Fanning Professionals?

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  Lesley Willard Emerson College

  September 24, 2016

  and tagging the resulting work with #madethis #Marvel, students competed to win an opportunity to ...
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  Bubbles, Lag and the NBA Audience in a Global Pandemic

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  Ethan Tussey Georgia State University

  April 05, 2021

  the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers, Devin Booker hit a spectacular game winning shot. In the ...
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  Leslie Knope- My Feminist Heroine

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  Faye Woods University of Reading

  June 05, 2012

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  Leslie Knope- My Feminist Heroine Parks and Recreation Liz Lemon Leslie Knope feminism fandom Curator's Note Leslie Knope makes me want to be a better woman. I have a picture of her next to my work computer for moments when I feel overwhelmed. Us lad ...
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  “Who's Your Mr. and Mrs. Grey?”: Unpacking Casting Speculations in Fifty Shades of Grey

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  Kristen Warner University of Alabama

  September 26, 2012

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  “Who's Your Mr. and Mrs. Grey?”: Unpacking Casting Speculations in Fifty Shades of Grey Production Cultures Fifty Shades of Grey fandom casting Curator's Note As a scholar whose research focuses on casting processes in television and film I am b ...
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  You Can’t Stop the Beat – Dance: The Gen X Addiction

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  Kelli Kilgore City of Virginia Beach

  December 04, 2007

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  You Can’t Stop the Beat – Dance: The Gen X Addiction fandom reality TV dance So You Think You Can Dance Dancing with the Stars choreography Curator's Note Dance has for years played second fiddle to other art forms on television. Until recently, danc ...
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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 ...

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