Tune In, Log On: Soaps, Fandom, and Online CommunitySAGE Publications, 1999 M10 15 - 264 páginas Nancy K. Baym′s Tune In, Log On is an ethnographic study of an Internet soap opera fan group. Bridging the fields of computer-mediated communication and audience studies, the book show how verbal and nonverbal communicative practices create collaborative interpretations and criticism, group humor, interpersonal relationships, group norms, and individual identity. While much has been written about problems and inequities women have encountered online, Baym′s analysis of a female-dominated group in which female communication styles prevail demonstrates that women can build successful online communities while still welcoming male participants. In addition, a longitudinal look at the development of the fan group allows an examination of the endurance of the group′s social structure in the face of the Internet′s tremendous growth. Lively and engaging, Tune In, Log On provides an entertaining introduction to issues of online and audience community. |
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... women and men had built an interpersonal realm rich with strong traditions and a clear group identity . When I began to think of r.a.t.s. as a " community , " I gravitated toward that term primarily for its warm , emotional resonance ...
... woman who had worked there for years . For 2 weeks , we worked together . The official skills she taught included making beds with " hospital corners , " getting pillows into their cases with ease , and using clever tricks to make ...
... women living vicariously through them . Before I became a fan , I too assumed that soap operas were for other , less ... woman must be lazy if she was watching the soaps . The class difference between this domestic laborer and me ...
... women made time for themselves in homes where they were expected to care for others . Much soap research has followed this situational approach to examining interpretation . Hobson ( 1989 ) discusses how , for many women who watch soaps ...
... women's social bonds to one another . Blumenthal argues that as women watch soaps together and discuss them , they use them as a chance “ to engage in sisterhood - women's community - building " ( p . 103 ) . Blumenthal iden- tifies a ...
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TV for the Less Intelligent? | 35 |
Chapter 2 Interpreting and Comparing Perspectives in the Audience Community | 69 |
Criticism Creativity and Solidarity | 96 |
Interpersonal Relationships in the Online Community | 119 |
Chapter 5 The Development of Individual Identity | 143 |
5 Years Later | 175 |
Conclusion Tune in Tomorrow | 197 |
Appendix A Surveys | 219 |
Appendix B Genre Analysis | 222 |
Appendix C Analysis of Agreements and Disagreements | 225 |
References | 231 |
Index | 241 |
About the Author | 249 |