Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture

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Grief, commiseration, and consumption following the death of a celebrity (2012, background): “With the immense growth of social media and online forums, fans no longer struggle to find others who understood their interest and devotion (Jenkins, 2006a; Kozinets, 1999; O’Guinn, 1991).”
Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile (2008, background): “The ﬁrst is to ask, as many have done (Herz, 1997; Jenkins, 2006; Williams, 2006a), why innacurate stereotypes about gamers formed and what other social and cultural work was taking place.”