Resources

An overview of Janey’s current PhD research project, examining the intersection of digital remix cultures, transmedia narratives, and emancipatory performances of gender within K-pop idol fan communities.

This research explores how different playful communities leverage technology, such as social media, as a place for support and care. In this talk, two case studies are explored including a community for autistic youth that uses Minecraft and the musicians BTS’s fandom community, ARMY, that uses a myriad of social media.