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Tune in, Log on: Soaps, Fandom, and Online Community

Published 1 January 2000
Nancy K. Baym
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Abstract

Introduction Introduction Three Tales of One Community The Soap Opera and Its Audience TV for the Less Intelligent? Interpreting and Comparing Perspectives in the Audience Community It's Only a Soap Criticism, Creativity and Solidarity 'I Think of Them as Friends' Interpersonal Relationships in the On-Line Community The Development of Individual Identity Futureflash Five Years Later Conclusion Tune In Tomorrow

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Social Sciences