Fan Curation on the Internet

Baym, Nancy. Associate Professor, Communication Studies, University of Kansas

Title: Fan Curation on the Internet

Abstract: Audiences have always collected and codified information and expertise about the things they love, but the networked and persistent nature of online communication have given them new ways to do this. This talk will identify the kinds of curation fans are doing with an eye toward the complexity of understanding and preserving these sites for scholarly purposes.