Tune in, log on : soaps, fandom, and online community / Nancy K. Baym
Imprint
Thousand Oaks, California : Sage, 2000
Edition
1st ed
Descript
x, 249 p.; 23 cm
CONTENT
Introduction: Three tales of one community -- The soap opera and its audience: TV for the less intelligent -- Interpreting and comparing perspectives in the audience community -- It's only a soap: criticism, creativity, and solidarity -- I think of them as friends -- The development of individual identity -- Futureflash: 5 years later