Next, conduct a search online for an artifact of fan culture and consider how the artifact constructs a fan base utilizing one of the theoretical frameworks that you reviewed in Modules One and Two.
Consider how the business of popular culture helps to create a fan base and fan culture that surrounds the artifact. (For example, think of the fan culture associated with Star Wars, Star Trek, Friends, Pokémon).
Note: For this discussion, you are not analyzing your final project artifact. Instead, you are analyzing a sample artifact of your own choosing in order to practice an important skill you will need to complete your final project artifact analysis and utilize key theories to aid in your overall analysis and critique of popular culture.
Post your artifact of fan culture (link) to this discussion topic and address the following in your initial post:
How does this artifact represent the humanities?
What theoretical lens and theory does this artifact most closely relate to?
How does the artifact and its commodities connect to the humanities?
How has a fan culture developed around this artifact and influenced the creation of commodity?
What business aspects are connected to this artifact and fan culture?
In responding to your peers, provide feedback about the example utilized, the construction of fan culture (both how it has emerged and the status of it today), and how the theoretical framework being utilized aids in the construction of the fan culture.