1) What is the definition of a fan? A fan is someone that has a great interest in a topic or type of media, so much so that they will buy merch for the topic or even dress up for the media. There are varying degrees for how much of a fan someone could be varying from extream to just some who consumes and follows news of the topic. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? There can be fans such as: Celebrities Gaming Music Otaku Politics Pro Wrestling Science Fiction Sports 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? This is a group of people that follow a similar love or even hate for a show to come together and make a name for themselves and a community. 4) What is Bourdieu's argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? This is media outlets taking advantage of their fans and their love to the media by exploiting them for their own profit, as fans will do all they can to support the show and talk about it, some outlets even use the fans names and include them digitall...
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