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Issue 004: Fandoms, time to get deep

Issue 004: Fandoms, time to get deep

Cultural Currents by The Akin

May 07, 2024
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I read ‘I’m a Fan’ by Sheena Patel this month on a trip away. On this wild ride of a book, I was left to face my aversions to fandom. 

TLDR this month:

  • What is fandom?

  • Why do people become fans?

  • The power of it.

  • How brands should be using it.

  • Why brands get it wrong.

“Fans take their heroes and make them a part of their identity and so it becomes unbearable to…

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