Fandubbing em Portugal: Um estudo de caso sobre cultura participativa em rede

Abstract

Fans of media content tend to be repeatedly used as an example of participatory online culture. Indeed, many of these fans having their fandom objects as the main catalyst, use digital tools as a form of expression, developing different practices. Among these, fandubbing is a practice that lacks academic attention. Based on a qualitative methodology and the testimonies of eight elements belonging to the Portuguese fandubbers community, this article contributes with in-depth information about the activity itself, its practitioners, the relationship with the media objects and the mediation platforms. Our main results shouw that fandubbers have a deep connection with both their fandom objects and fandubbing itself. Users tend, through practice, to grasp a range of skills, in several cases in a self-taught way and in informal learning contexts. They also seek to share their free labor productions on public online platforms, such as Youtube, coming across difficulties due to the copyrighted nature