Date of Award
May 2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Media Studies
Advisor(s)
Pamela J. Shoemaker
Keywords
fandom, fan fiction, Harry Potter, romanticism, Twilight, YouTube
Subject Categories
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Twilight and Harry Potter have become extremely successful multimedia franchises in large part thanks to the two series' devoted fans. Many fans not only consume these two series, they also produce stories, pictures, and videos that seem to use the characters from Twilight and Harry Potter to fulfill their own romantic fantasies. However, the tremendous popularity of fan music videos and the diverse demographics of the videos' producers and consumers challenge some of the assumptions early qualitative researchers made about fan communities. The study of fandom would be greatly advanced by a quantitative study that connects producers to their content; therefore, this study utilized a survey and a content analysis in order to illuminate the connections between fans' romantic desires and the romantic content of their music videos.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Finnerty, Alexis Bordeaux, "Fan Music Videos, Fan Romanticism, and Romantic Content" (2014). Theses - ALL. 36.
https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/36
