How One Direction prepared young women for the revolution

Authors

  • Rachel O'Leary Carmona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2020.1727

Keywords:

Decentralization, Fan community, Feminism, Mobilizing, Networked, Organizing, Social movements, Twitter

Abstract

The One Direction fandom demonstrates the ways in which the online networks common to fandom can play a critical role in the informal training and education of young women. This engagement in fan networks prepares fans to use networked cultures as a positive force, allowing them to agitate for feminist changes to the current political landscape.

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Published

2020-03-15

Issue

Vol. 32 (2020): Fandom and Politics

Section

Symposium

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