Computer ScienceSociology
Interpreting Soap Operas and Creating Community: Inside a Computer-Mediated Fan Culture
N. Baym
1993.11.1JOURNAL OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH
tlooto Summary
Researchers explore how fans create community through computer-mediated fan culture, specifically focusing on soap operas as a shared cultural experience.
Abstract
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The publisher's version is available at http://www.jstor.org/stable/3814314.
Citation format
BAYM, N. Interpreting soap operas and creating community: Inside a computer-mediated fan culture. JOURNAL OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH, 1993, 30: 143–176.