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... of the housemaids as Nollywood televisual cinema fans and how it becomes a form of therapy for them to navigate the challenges of the social identity of the housemaid. The chapter considers the Eldoret housemaids’ Nollywood fandom as a case of repurposed leisure, to the extent that they draw parallels between...

...“You Never Walk Alone”<subtitle>Fandom and Community</subtitle> This short summary describes the contents of the chapters in this section of the book. The summary gives an overview of the topics covered, which includes fan labor, community, and identity. fandom community fan labor...

... Sophia Cai brings together BTS and ARMY as a case study for applying fandom as an expanded curatorial methodology with a potential to activate more inclusive means of engagement with contemporary art audiences and practitioners. Focusing on two recent curatorial projects, “ Sincerely Yours, ARMY...

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... This concluding section discusses the end of BTS’s first era as a group, in their ninth year since debut. In 2022, the group suspended activities as a band and embarked on solo projects prior to enlisting in the military. This transitional moment marks a break that allowed their fandom...

... As Muslims in various parts of the world continue to face discrimination and violence, Mariam Elba argues that BTS fandom can serve as a safe haven in the midst of Islamophobic policies and worldviews. Her chapter, “The Digital ARMY- Ummah : Faith and Community among Muslim BTS Fans,” shows how...

...“Not Today”<subtitle>Geopolitics and Activism</subtitle> This short summary gives an overview of the topics covered in the essays in this section of the book, which grapple with the local, regional, and transnational contexts and power dynamics that BTS and its fandom emerge from...

... synchronicity COVID-19 pandemic digital technologies ARMY Inter- and extratextual media platforms define much of the realm of fandom and franchising. In “Bridging the Senses: Medium and Materiality from Music Video to Graphic Lyric,” Andrew Ty analyzes a set of illustrated books based on BTS songs...

... of the housemaids as Nollywood televisual cinema fans and how it becomes a form of therapy for them to navigate the challenges of the social identity of the housemaid. The chapter considers the Eldoret housemaids’ Nollywood fandom as a case of repurposed leisure, to the extent that they draw parallels between...