{"id":15531,"date":"2025-11-12T06:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/?p=15531"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:16:55","slug":"episode-7-fandom-and-audiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/2025\/11\/12\/episode-7-fandom-and-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 7: Fandom and Audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/carwrd75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Alex Mitchell<\/a> hosts a discussion on fandom and audiences \u2013 their evolution and differing impact on society throughout history \u2013 with his co-educators at <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2dy39mw9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NUS Communications and New Media<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc3pwpsv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associate Professor Zhang Weiyu<\/a> (also Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3hpnjwf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civic Tech Lab<\/a>) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yfxmajtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Bertha Chin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"THE CNM PODCAST | Fandom and Audiences\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?from=embed&amp;i=dzg9m-18c5b71-pb&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;rtl=0&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=ff6d00&amp;size=150\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points in this Episode<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>01:00<\/strong> The definition of fandom<br \/>\n<strong>02.20<\/strong> Who studies fandom and audiences?<br \/>\n<strong>04:56<\/strong> The present and future of fandom and fan studies<br \/>\n<strong>06:49<\/strong> Fandom in China<br \/>\n<strong>07:46<\/strong> Misconceptions the public may have about fans<br \/>\n<strong>11:48<\/strong>\u00a0Is fandom a new phenomenon?<br \/>\n<strong>14:12<\/strong>\u00a0The impact of technology and media on fandom<br \/>\n<strong>19:51<\/strong>\u00a0What sort of relationship do creators have with their fans?<br \/>\n<strong>23:37<\/strong> What distinguishes fans from other audiences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Alex Mitchell hosts a discussion on fandom and audiences \u2013 their evolution and differing impact on society throughout history \u2013 with his co-educators at NUS Communications and New Media,\u00a0Associate Professor Zhang Weiyu (also Director of the Civic Tech Lab) and\u00a0Dr Bertha Chin Key Points in this Episode 01:00 The definition of fandom 02.20 Who 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