MARKETNG 305 Study Guide - National Enquirer, Herbal Tea, U.S. News & World Report
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Agenda today: in the news, an experiment , are you a fan, fans are cool, social hierarchy of media, next time . In the news: axe & the young 20-something lifestyle. Http://www. adrants. com/2009/03/hey-burnout- frat-kid-axe-is-your-soap. php#more: whole foods natural baby alternatives. An experiment: review this facebook profile, write a brief, but descriptive, story about a typical weekend for kyle, feel free to use shorthand! Are you a fan: fanatic : often carries a negative social connotation, jenkins: one whose interests are fundamentally alien to the realm of. What makes fans cool: active producers and manipulators of meaning (textual poachers) Source of cultural and social identity: fans challenge dominant cultural categories & hierarchies. Good taste, voicing unvoiced social views, etc. Battle between fan and sanctioned culture: passionate consumption communities, tension between individuality/conformity. Textual poachers: fans cease to be simply an audience for popular texts; instead, they become active participants in the construction and circulation of textual meanings (p. 24, examples: