Wikipedia and participatory culture: Why fans edit.
Online, fans of popular culture media partake in participatory culture in various ways, such as writing fan fiction and scrutinizing media on message boards. Another way they do so is by editing relevant articles in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. In fact, research has shown that Wikipedia articl...
| Publicado en: | Transformative Works & Cultures Vol. 22; pp. 1 - 2 |
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Organization for Transformative Works - Karen Hellekson
Sep2016
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