Successful student workshop on "fandom/ fan culture"

The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries' recent “fandom/fan culture” student workshop proved a huge success, with ardent fans gathering to talk about their motivation, excitement, online activities and communities.

The Fandom Forum: Understanding Cultural Consumers, was organised and led by fans themselves. The students discussed how the enthusiasm found in popular culture could be transferred to public cultural arenas such as museums. Could museums create fandom?

The event was funded by the Culture Institute at King's Innovation programme, in conjunction with the Understanding Cultural Consumers Online project, led by CMCI staff members Dr Hye-Kyung Lee and Dr Fidele Vlavo.