Today’s plan:
- Attendance (11:18)
- Think/Pair/Share (11:45)
- Review Quiz Questions / Duffett Reading (12:00)
- Homework (12:05)
Think/Pair/Share Discussion
I’ll give you five minutes to write an answer to the following question:
Based on your reading, how can we describe the link between fandom and identity?Why should we pay attention to what we like (to do, to watch, to read, to listen to, to collect)?
Review Quiz Questions
What, according to Duffett, should we study fandom? What benefits does this line of study provide? [pages 2-3, 18]
Summarize Duffett’s characterization of sports fandom. What is your response to this characterization? Does it have merit? [page 3]
In the later portion of your reading, Duffett addresses the idea that fandom is a kind of consumption.[A bit of a trick question to see who was paying attention, see especially page 21, 23]
Pay particular attention to the end of the paragraph discussing objectivity on page 17 and and long paragraph on page 21 (the last sentences of each paragraph are key to this exercise). I’m curious to know how your preliminary research into your fan community (and/or your previous experiences in that fandom) resonate with the ideas Duffett articulates. Take a few minutes to free write on this.
Homework
You need to print and bring two copies of your proposal to class on Friday. We will peer review these proposals. You can check Monday’s class notes for a description of the project requirements.
