2007年 08月 14日 火曜日 16:06

I've just published a paper about how the online community of Swedish indie music fans spreads itself out across multiple sites and platforms. It's in an online journal for those who might be interested in reading it. Though I'm told that one paragraph toward the end sounds awfully academic-scary, the rest is meant to be quite readable for non-academics. I'm doing a followup study now, so any comments you have about the scene or general phenomena I discuss are most appreciated.

Reference:

The new shape of online community: The example of Swedish independent music fandom by Nancy K. Baym. First Monday, volume 12, number 8 (August 2007)

Abstract

Online groups are taking new forms as participants spread themselves amongst multiple Internet and offline platforms. The multinational online community of Swedish independent music fans exemplifies this trend. This participant–observation analysis of this fandom shows how sites are interlinked at multiple levels, and identifies several implications for theorists, researchers, developers, industry and independent professionals, and participants.