CSCT 1CS3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Gilmore Girls, Buzzfeed, Narrowcasting

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Cultural Studies and Critical Theory
• Course: CSCT 1CS3
• Professor: Sherry Smith

Document Summary

Lecture 23: anything but detached- fans, critics, and social media. Intruding on the role of the fan : pottermore, fan spaces, and authorial control. Between cultural studies, media studies, and leisure/entertainment culture: participatory culture and convergence culture. Social media and netflix make the critic obsolete . Power relationship- uncomfortable with author giving a specific answer about sexuality after many people have told us that sexualities/choices are wrong . Creating pottermore- closes conversations and the ability to have these conversations. Pottermore is safe - censored, regulated, policed : fans can participate and help shape the future of potter, but only to the extent that the company and rowling allows. If people are going against the established narrative- makes them feel less safe, they"re losing spaces to do this. Pottermore is based off of the books- not very participatory, can only engage in set parameters. The way fans are policed is not obvious- when someone attempted to publish a.