Tumblr as a methodological tool for data archiving: The case of a Calzona Tumblr

Authors

  • Mélanie Bourdaa University of Bordeaux - MICA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2018.1261

Keywords:

Database, Fandom, Grey's Anatomy

Abstract

This case study of a Tumblr created to study the impact of a specific episode of Grey's Anatomy (2005–) on the fandom of a particular romantic pairing shows how ethnoresearchers—that is, researchers embedded into the community they are studying—can use the functionality of this microblogging platform to organize and archive their research.

Tumblr-blue image with symbols of various fandoms surrounding a lowercase t in Tumblr's font. Text underneath reads "Ubi invenimus in domos nostras" (Here we found our homes).

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Published

2018-06-15

Issue

Vol. 27 (2018): Tumblr and Fandom

Section

Symposium

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Copyright (c) 2018 Melanie Bourdaa

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