Philip Mordecai Philip Mordecai

Emotional complexity of fan-controlled comments: Affective labor of fans of high-popularity Chinese stars

Emotional complexity of fan-controlled comments | Thetafan Intelligence

In China, fan participation in media production is becoming more mainstream and diverse, and fan groups themselves are developing perceptible emotional attributes; thus, studies on affective labor involving fans are gradually increasing in number. Fan-controlled comments are a feature of fan culture that has received much attention due to their rapid growth and influence.

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