Memefication of game fandom on TikTok: Playful engagements with sounds, bodies, and algorithmic affordances.

Memetic logics and participation play an increasingly important role in online communication and community-building. They have consequences for online fandom and the way fans create and circulate their works. Based on an ethnographic study of the Call of Duty fandom on TikTok from 2022 to 2023, we e...

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Publicado en:Transformative Works & Cultures Vol. 47; pp. 1 - 2
Autores principales: Ask, Kristine, Sihvonen, Tanja
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Organization for Transformative Works - Karen Hellekson 2026
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