Sci-Fi Fandoms in the Digital Age

Handbook of Research on the Impact of Fandom in Society and Consumerism Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.4018/978-1-7998-1048-3.ch015

Gabrielle T Loehr, Lee Shackleford, Karen E. Dill-Shackleford, Melody Metcalf

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This chapter discusses the evolution of the Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Star Trek fandoms from their beginnings to their current releases. These brief histories highlight how fans communicated with each other before social media and how those communications changed with the advent of the internet and social media. The dynamics of online groups, individual behavior in online groups, and the life cycle of a group are all discussed before moving onto trolling and the spectrum of online incivility. Overall, most of the trolling that occurs in sci-fi fandoms comes from devotion to the franchise rather than from the desire to be divisive or negative. However, some online incivility is solely guided by sexism, racism, and the desire to sow social discord. Two examples of sexist and racist fan behavior from Star Wars: The Last Jedi illustrates the different motivations of fandom trolls as well as ways to respond. Although every fandom is different, group behavior is predictable thus insights from these iconic sci-fi fandoms can be applied to many different fandoms.

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数字时代的科幻迷

本章讨论了《神秘博士》、《星球大战》和《星际迷航》粉丝从最初到现在的演变。这些简短的历史突出了在社交媒体出现之前粉丝之间是如何交流的，以及这些交流是如何随着互联网和社交媒体的出现而改变的。网络群体的动态，网络群体中的个人行为，以及群体的生命周期都在讨论网络挑衅和网络不文明的范围之前进行了讨论。总的来说，在科幻迷中出现的大多数喷子都是出于对该系列的热爱，而不是出于分裂或负面的欲望。然而，一些网络上的不文明行为仅仅是出于性别歧视、种族主义和散布社会不和的愿望。《星球大战:最后的绝地武士》中的两个性别歧视和种族歧视粉丝行为的例子说明了粉丝喷子的不同动机以及应对方式。尽管每个粉丝圈都是不同的，但群体行为是可以预测的，因此从这些标志性科幻粉丝圈中获得的见解可以应用于许多不同的粉丝圈。

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