Open Accessconnected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms
Author(s) -
Christina Olin-Scheller,
Pia Sundqvist
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2015.0621
Subject(s) - relation (database) , focus (optics) , media studies , sociology , advertising , computer science , business , physics , database , optics
We discuss the spread of fans and fandoms within Sweden. With a specific focus on fan fiction and video games, we describe Swedish fan activities in relation to the fact that Sweden is a connected country—that is, a highly technologically developed society. We also describe fan activities in relation to the fact that the level of English-language proficiency is high among Swedish children and teenagers