Date of Award

Summer 8-2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Communication & Theatre Arts

Program/Concentration

Lifespan and Digital Communication

Committee Director

Avi Santo

Committee Member

James Baesler

Committee Member

Tim Anderson

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.C47 B46 2013

Abstract

Generational discourse surrounding fandom has been an understudied area of media studies. Using Disney's TRON franchise as a case study, this thesis looks at that discourse as it exists in two areas. The first chapter draws on interviews with several actual TRON fans and looks at how the concept of generation is imagined within the TRON fan community. The second chapter draws from promotional interviews done with TRON creator Steven Lisberger to analyze the way the concept of generation functions within the decision making practices and formation of career capital within Hollywood. Ultimately, this paper concludes that the concept of generation is a very powerful construct within fandom and the industry.

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DOI

10.25777/0dc8-kr36

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