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Fan Events

Fan Events is an academic construct that denotes organized gatherings within fan culture where enthusiasts of a shared media, genre, or franchise congregate to celebrate, interpret, and co-create meaning through rituals, performances, and social exchange, thereby distinguishing itself from informal fandom practices by its structured, recurrent, and communal nature.

54

Publications

2.5K

Citations

126

Authors

76

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

22

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Publications

54

Small-scale event sport tourism: fans as tourists

Heather Gibson, Cynthia Willming, Andrew Holdnak · Tourism Management · 2003 · 313 citations

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TWITTER AS A TECHNOLOGY FOR AUDIENCING AND FANDOM

Tim Highfield, Stephen Harrington, Axel Bruns · Information Communication & Society · 2013 · 269 citations

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An Examination of Dysfunctional Sport Fans: Method of Classification and Relationships with Problem Behaviors

Kirk L. Wakefield, Daniel L. Wann · Journal of Leisure Research · 2006 · 144 citations

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Examining environmental fan engagement initiatives through values and norms with intercollegiate sport fans

Jonathan M. Casper, Brian P. McCullough, Michael E. Pfahl · Sport Management Review · 2019 · 111 citations

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Up, up, and away! The power and potential of fan activism

Henry Jenkins, Sangita Shresthova · Transformative Works and Cultures · 2012 · 77 citations · Full text

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Authors

126

  1. VZ
    Vassilios Ziakas

    European University Cyprus, Cyprus

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  2. CL
    Christine Lundberg

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  3. BD
    Benjamin D. Goss

    Missouri State University, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. DC
    David Carlson

    Duke University, United States

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  5. RN
    Rex Nash

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 47 citations

    1

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Institutions

76

  1. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

  2. Liverpool John Moores University

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  3. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    835 citations

  4. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    208 citations

  5. Nottingham Trent University

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    97 citations

  6. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    119 citations

  7. University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  8. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Soccer and Society

    7 publications · 162 citations

    7

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  2. Sociology of Sport Journal

    SSJ · 3 publications · 137 citations

    3

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  3. Tourist Studies

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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  4. Communication & Sport

    C&S · 2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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  5. International Review for the Sociology of Sport

    IRSS · 2 publications · 47 citations

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