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To dismantle negative stereotypes of fans, this book offers a media ethnography of the digital culture, conventions, and urban spaces associated with fandoms, arguing that fandom is an area of productive, creative, and subversive value. By examining the fandoms of Sherlock, Glee, Firefly, and other popular television-based franchises, the author appeals to fans and scholars alike in her empirically grounded methodology and insightful analysis of production hierarchies, gender, sexuality, play, and affect.

Television viewers --- Television programs --- Programs, Television --- Shows, Television --- Television shows --- TV shows --- Television broadcasting --- Electronic program guides (Television) --- Television scripts --- Audiences, Television --- Television audiences --- Television fans --- Television watchers --- Viewers, Television --- Mass media --- Social aspects. --- Audiences --- Fans (Persons) --- Aficionados --- Devotees --- Enthusiasts (Fans) --- Supporters (Persons) --- Persons --- Hobbyists --- Fandom --- inter/transmediality --- media ethnography --- affect --- subcultures

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This paper discusses the place afforded to lesbian relationships within Japanese society via and through the development of the lesbian movement. This movement came into existence in the 60ies through the 80ies and its underlying motives were a combination of practical/entertainment based, educational/informative, activist/feminist and in the 90ies also psychological. Stemming from this lesbian movement were numerous social communities stating one or more of the motives above. Defining oneself and asserting oneself within these social communities appeared to be imperative to the development of the individual lesbian identity. The widest scope of possibilities to attain this was fairly recently offered by the Internet, which was already reputed to offer many opportunities for sexual minorities and women’s movements. The Internet also gave rise to the development of more than one online identity next to the real life identity. To illustrate the possibilities of the Internet and to discover the underlying motives of the online lesbian communities, the paper discusses four lesbian websites: two blogs and two informative websites. In the subsequent analysis, the findings show that although the motives underlying the development of the lesbian movement and social communities are still present, there is a shift towards the psychological. Emphasis is put on active participation of the lesbians as regards to the development of their identity and to the organization of their autonomous life as part of the Japanese society.