University of California Davis The Kop Community Project Discussion Paper Thoroughly read and respond to the prompt below after reading pages 1-8 of “Why S

University of California Davis The Kop Community Project Discussion Paper Thoroughly read and respond to the prompt below after reading pages 1-8 of “Why Still Study Fans?” by Monday, June 29th. Your discussion post should be 300-400 words long. By Wednesday, July 1st, respond to THREE of your peers’ discussion questions in responses of 200 words or more. Don’t worry about grammar in these posts: they’re informal and just a way for us to discuss the readings together without regular live meetings!

PROMPT:

1) According to Sandvoss, why does studying fans matter? Why do YOU think studying fans matters?

2) Briefly describe the fan community that you chose to research for your Fan Communities project.

3) What are the common goals and/or values of this community?

4) How does this fandom communicate with one another? (Do they communicate online? If so, what platform do they use? Do they communicate in-person? If so, where do they get together and how often?) Do they have a specialized vocabulary?

5) Are you a current member, prospective member, or observer of the fandom?

6) Why did you choose this fandom? Describe your process.

7) Briefly pitch the 2 potential research topics you came up with to the class.

Instead of posing discussion questions this week, your classmates will respond to your post by explaining which potential research topic they think you should pursue for the Fan Communities Essay and why. Feel free to offer suggestions and insights, especially if you’re familiar with the fandom your classmate is researching. You will then be responsible for replying to THREE OR MORE of your classmates’ posts by Wednesday.