Two Kinds of Fandom, Another Not Conclusive Thinky Post

Again, I don’t necessarily have a conclusion for this, it is just the beginning of thoughts and I’m not sure where they should be going. But there is such a nice interesting discussion going on the last thinky post on stardom, that I want to keep the thinking going.

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Hindi Film 101: Fan Studies, “Female” versus “Male” Fans, and Fan Power

Meenakshy asked me a question on Monday about fans, and then I gave a way way too long answer in response, because that was what my Masters Thesis was on!  Fandom and how Hindi film inspires a different kind of fan.  Anyway, I thought I might as well take my answer and turn it into a post. (my thesis is here if you want more details and and original research related to this)

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