Rainbow Direction and fan-based citizenship performance

Authors

  • Bri Mattia DePaul University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2018.1414

Keywords:

Boy band, Fan studies, LGBT, One Direction

Abstract

The success of the activist group Rainbow Direction, created by fans of the UK boy band One Direction, helped change the dominant ideology of One Direction's concerts and chip away at the long-held assertions of who fangirls are. Social media can be used to enact social change, combating the erasure of LGBT+ fans from the fangirl narrative.

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Published

2018-09-15

Issue

Vol. 28 (2018): The Future of Fandom

Section

Symposium

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Copyright (c) 2018 Bri Mattia

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