This week, we'll be looking at fan culture.
As a pre-task (and I'm aware you are getting this quite late, apologies from me, but it ought not to take long), I'm asking you to read the article, Fandom Matters: Writers Must Respect Their Followers or Pay With Their Careers, by Damien Walter in the The Guardian and consider the following two questions:
- How do you understand the term "social artist"?
- How important do you think it is for an artist (musician, film maker, comic drawer, writer etc.) to know who their fans are and to communicate with them?
NB: I am only asking you to read the article and consider those two questions. You do not have to write about this on your blog. You absolutely can write about it, if you want. And you should still blog about your group's Reality TV concept and, of course, media observations.
See you on Thursday!
