"One day longer, one day stronger": Online platforms, fan support and the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes

Authors

  • Sabrina Mittermeier University of Kassel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2024.2609

Keywords:

Conventions, Fan labor, Social media, Union

Abstract

The 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes were widely supported by fans at fan events like conventions and on online platforms. I discuss how this opened up larger questions about the relevance of fan labor for the industry and blurred lines between creators and fans, and why scholars of fan studies (and beyond) are directly impacted by the strikes' outcome.

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Published

2024-03-14

Issue

Vol. 42 (2024): Fandom and Platforms

Section

Symposium

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Copyright (c) 2024 Sabrina Mittermeier

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