#culkture

[girlstressed]

SAMOSAS SAMOSAS SAMOSAS <3<3<3

YEAHHHHH

#indian food has so many good snack foods but im basic cant go wrong with a good samosa #the indian side of my family is definitely sideeying me for not being more culktured tho dhgfkjsg #askbox #miru

[trixstriforce]

i am so normal about conquest of kings(i have a fashion and culture doc ive poured hour straight into and i made it a miniature model in minecraft) SOOOOO NORMAL

#WHY CNAT I JSUT MAKE A FUCKIGN HIGHSCHOOL AU AND BE LOW EFFORT *SLAMS FIST ON GORUND* #loz conquest of kings #trix posts #i knwo more about islamic armour than i did befor ethis weekend il jsut say that #comeoplty redesigned the gerudo to bem #ore like turkish ig #its bc my parnter and oen fo ym friends r turkish so when thinkign about islamic culktures i think of ottoman and turkish stuff #but theres arab stuff sprinkeld in too ig

[jakemorph]

the main culktural impact of the original live action teenage tutant minja murtles movies is that i explicitly remember this one scene where the turtles are all repeating ‘YOU DIRTY RAT! YOU KILLED MY BROTHER!’ to each other and master splinter hears them and is just like :/

[jaceisme-blog]

Fandom and Fan activism are interrelated??

Are you a fan of anything? Comment below! 

In recent years, we can observe the rise in fan activism all over various social media platforms. Indeed, social media has became one of the most powerful forms of activism in this digital era and fandom has a massive influence on directing the trend of activism. Since the advent of technology, fans specifically the pop culture fans are being associated with negative stereotypes. However, studies do found out that there are both sides when it comes to fandom. Fan activism is one of the result of fandom. It has brought great impact to social media and changes the way people look at fandom....

So, what is fandom and fan activism? 

Fandom: refers to subcultures of fans, brand and consumption communities as well as consumer tribes ( Fuschillo 2018, p.3). It also necessitates relationships among fellow fans who share common interests, create a common culkture and develop networks and institutions (Jenkins & Shresthova 2012). 

Fan Activism:  forms of political participation and civic engagement that emerge from within fan culture itself. It is often conducted through the infrastructure of existing fans and in response to the shared interest of fans. Moreover, it is usually framed through metaphors deduced from well known and participatory culture (Jenkins & Shresthova 2012). 

How does fandom leads to fan activism?

Fandom allows its fans to explore fabricated worlds through a space that operate according to different laws, norms and structures than those in real life. Through building good relationships in the community of fans, it forms a participatory culture and aids in developing shared interests. This ability to build networks and communities as well as to imagine alternatives, is a basic prerequisite for political activism  (Jenkins & Shresthova 2012). 

Besides, studies found out that there is an apparent rise in the volume of fan activism due to the growing use of the internet to register fan claims and fandom (Earl & Kimport 2009, p.220).  Furthermore, through fandom and fan activism, it is also used as a marketing tool for businesses to increase the visibility of their products and services by participating in the activism movement. Click the play button below to explore more about how fandom leads to activism...

Conclusion:

Fan Activism is a powerful tool in getting people’s attention about certain issue and it is usually very effective. However, it must be conducted with care as there are people who may not conduct it with good intention which may bring adverse effect to the society.

References: 

Fuschillo, G 2018, ‘Fans, fandoms, or fanaticism?’, Journal of Consumer Culture, pp.1-19.

Jenkins, H & Shresthova, S 2012, “Up, up, and away! The power and potential of fan activism,” Transformative Works and Cultures, vol. 10. 

Earl, J. & Kimport, K. 2009, ‘Movement Societies and Digital Protest: Fan Activism and Other Nonpolitical Protest Online*’, Sociological Theory, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 220-243,344-345.  

#mda20009 #fandom #fanactivism

[meganiumgender]

gay culkture is making yur ocs in sims 4 instead of going tf 2 sleep