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This module will introduce students to studying subcultures and media fans in convergent media environments. The module provides an overview of the history of subcultural research before moving into a focus on fan studies and fandom, with students examining a selection of diverse fan practices and cultures. Students will also investigate the relationships between subcultures and power, fans and media texts, fans and media producers / creators, and subcultures and fandoms as communities through a self-directed, subcultural research project. Students will have the option to produce a creative project.
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