The fan culture of the bluebird movement: The creativity of the younger generation in Taiwan's political activity

IF 1.7 Q2 SOCIOLOGY
Chen Ichen
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Abstract

This paper takes an in-depth look into Taiwan's Bluebird Movement, a social movement that emerged in May 2024. The participants of this movement inherited many of the everyday methods utilized by the Sunflower Movement that happened in 2014. This study examines how the younger generation leverages the fan cultures they engage with and adapts them for practical applications within the Bluebird Movement. It has been observed that Taiwan's younger generation tends to view ‘political activities’ and ‘daily activities’ as equally important events, to such a degree that they would apply things seemingly ordinary in their fandom to political activities and thus break through established social norms. It was also observed that Taiwan's younger generation altered the fan culture they have adopted into their daily lives and strategically applied it to the social movement in which they participate. Furthermore, they would also extend the dedication they practice daily within their fandom toward the social movement. This paper concludes that, for young people in Taiwan, the practices associated with their interests and their political aspirations exist in a coexistent and circular relationship.

蓝鸟运动的粉丝文化:台湾政治活动中年轻一代的创造力
本文以台湾于2024年5月兴起的社会运动“蓝鸟运动”为研究对象。​这项研究考察了年轻一代如何利用他们参与的粉丝文化,并将其应用于蓝鸟运动的实际应用。据观察,台湾的年轻一代倾向于将“政治活动”和“日常活动”视为同等重要的事件,以至于他们会将自己爱好的看似普通的事情应用到政治活动中,从而突破既定的社会规范。研究还发现,台湾的年轻一代改变了他们日常生活中的粉丝文化,并有策略地将其应用于他们参与的社会运动中。此外,他们也会把他们每天在自己的粉丝圈内练习的奉献精神扩展到社会运动中。本文的结论是,对于台湾年轻人而言,与他们的利益相关的实践与他们的政治愿望是一种共存的循环关系。
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