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Fandom of “Fans” in Thai Society |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Boonyanuch Nakha |
| Title | Fandom of “Fans” in Thai Society |
| Publisher | National Research Council of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | Social Science Asia |
| Journal Vol. | 2 |
| Journal No. | 4 (Octber) |
| Page no. | 51-56 |
| Keyword | Fandom; Mass Culture; Identity |
| ISSN | 2229-2608 |
| Abstract | This article on Fandom of "Fans" in Thai society indicates the importance of fan clubs of popular things in Thailand. According to explanation on fan club from several researches, it was found that fan clubs are not abnormal people as they are often defined. On the other hand, they are only a group of people with admiration, popularity, and passion towards the same thing. In addition, this article also summarizes fan studies in Thailand with various fans groups in order to discover dynamic characteristics of each group upon their identities (e.g., specific group colors). However, some behaviors and group cultures were found to be similar, for example, structure and assembly of fan clubs. |
