Index

Fandom Culture and The Archers

ISBN: 978-1-80262-970-5, eISBN: 978-1-80262-967-5

Publication date: 18 May 2022

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(2022), "Index", Courage, C. and Headlam, N. (Ed.) Fandom Culture and The Archers, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 241-248. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-967-520221018

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Copyright © 2022 Cara Courage and Nicola Headlam. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited


INDEX

‘Aca-fans’
, 3

Academic Archers
, 4, 124, 151

Archers and informal education
, 76–77

on being
, 1–2

birth of
, 85–86

collection and analysis of Academic Archers 2017 and 2021 impact data
, 89–91

conference and ‘public engagement with research’
, 86–87

on doing
, 2–3

on fanning
, 2–3

library
, 1

methods
, 89–90

saturday sessions as described by Saturday Group
, 129–132

in time of COVID-19
, 87–88

transformational learning with
, 76–77

impact of using different data collection methods in 2017 and 2021
, 91

Academic identity
, 3

Accidental Archers
, 44

Accounting for intersectionality
, 202–205

Affirmative fandom
, 66

‘Affirmative’ fans
, 61–62

Age
, 18

Ambridge
, 178, 204–205

accounting for intersectionality
, 202–205

airing abuse
, 195–198

Archers as praxis
, 201–202

dismantling public and private
, 199–200

leaving
, 43–44

radio
, 194–195

shaping picture of
, 231–232

students reflect on year in
, 152–156

year in
, 147, 149–150, 152, 156–157

Ambridge Blindies
, 230–231

Ambridge Cardigan
, 72, 74–75

Ambridge Quilt
, 72, 74–75

Ambridgeology
, 4, 6, 129

Anti-essentialism
, 204–205

‘Anti-fan’ sentiments
, 9–10

Archers, The
, 1–4, 8, 15–16, 33, 47–48, 61–62, 107–108, 145, 163–164, 193–194, 230

accidental Archers
, 44

and informal education
, 76–77

as praxis
, 201–202

Barwick Green plays for final time on national programme
, 117

broader audience of
, 17

community of
, 10

creating internalised universes
, 235–237

evolution of Archers fan and scholar
, 146–147

fan
, 35–36

fandom without listening
, 43

fandom
, 35, 49–50

findings
, 38–42

in New Zealand literature and life
, 113–117

indicative continuum of The Archers F/fandom
, 5

leaving Ambridge
, 43–44

length of time out
, 41

listeners possibly fans and fans aren’t always listeners
, 42–44

listening without limits
, 34

listening
, 38–39, 42

loyalty
, 42

New Zealand in 1982
, 112–113

online communities of fans of
, 35

personal perspective
, 117

personal reflection
, 33–34

power of radio
, 230–231

radio in New Zealand in 1950s
, 109–111

research design
, 36–37

returning to fold
, 41–42

shaping picture of Ambridge
, 231–232

students reflect on year in Ambridge
, 152–156

studying
, 166–167

taking break
, 39–41

time listened to
, 18

transmission of The Archers in New Zealand
, 108–109

vision
, 233–234

year in Ambridge
, 147, 149–150, 152

Archers of Ambridge, The
, 64–65

Archers-related behavior
, 62

Arts and Crafts movement
, 126–127

Attitudinal factor
, 183

Audience, understanding
, 173

Autoethnography
, 123–124

Barwick Green plays for final time on national programme
, 117

Behaviour
, 53–54

Biological determinism
, 54–55

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
, 172

Borchester Asylum
, 69–70

‘Brief escapism’
, 100–101

Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ)
, 108

Character
, 225–227

Class, gender and
, 171–172

Classroom, listening in
, 167–169

Cobblers of Umbridge, The
, 63–64

Community
, 132, 220, 222

Community of Practice
, 4, 123, 132–133

learnt from experience about
, 136–137

Saturday Group
, 133–136

Cortisol
, 54–55

Counselling

confines of created reality
, 189–190

different about Elizabeth
, 187–189

individual barriers to accessing psychotherapeutic support
, 183–187

mental health support
, 178–183

COVID-19 pandemic
, 47–48, 67, 144–145

Academic Archers in time of
, 87–88

Creative works
, 35

Creativity
, 62

Crowd-sourcing material culture

A History of Ambridge in 100 Objects
, 219–227

agricultural machinery/vehicles/implements/buildings
, 219–220

character
, 225–227

clothing and jewellery
, 224–225

community
, 220–222

food and drink
, 223–224

memory
, 222–223

Cult
, 63–64

media
, 61–62

Cultural stereotypes
, 183–184

Culture
, 63–64

‘Cyber agora’
, 49

Dead Ringers
, 63–64

Demographics
, 16–17

Digital influences on fan activity
, 67–68

Disgruntled sniff
, 237

Domain
, 132

Dopamine
, 54–55

Dramaturgical approach
, 52–53

Dual relationships
, 183

DumTeeDum podcast
, 26–27

Dunning-Kruger Effect
, 53–54

Echo chamber formation
, 53–54

Emotion
, 53–54

Exhibitions
, 52–53

External information
, 233–234

Extreme incivility
, 53–54

Face-to-face interaction
, 52–53

Facebook
, 20, 37, 63–64

Fan[-]scholars
, 65

Fan[s]
, 3, 35–36, 61–62

activity
, 65–67

commercial production for
, 64–65

digital influences on fan activity
, 67–68

evolution of Archers fan and scholar
, 146–147

fiction
, 35

production
, 66

productivity
, 66–67

Fandom
, 2, 35, 49–50, 61–62

and informal education
, 77–78

without listening
, 43

and social media
, 50–51

studies
, 1–4

‘Fanthropology’
, 65

‘Feminine knowledge’
, 203–204

Feminist

issues
, 193–194

learning
, 194–195

5-point Likert scales
, 89–90

Flouncing
, 26

Free-text responses
, 96

Freedom of Information (FOI)
, 178–179

Gauging Guerrilla engagement

Academic Archers conference and ‘public engagement with research’
, 86–87

Academic Archers in time of COVID-19
, 87–88

birth of Academic Archers
, 85–86

collection and analysis of Academic Archers 2017 and 2021 impact data
, 89–91

qualitative data and analysis
, 96–101

quantitative data and analysis
, 92–96

results
, 91–101

well-being
, 88–89

Gender
, 17

and class
, 171–172

Genre, knowledge of
, 169–171

‘Group polarisation’
, 50–51

Habermas projects
, 49

#TheArchers
, 177–178

Health
, 88–89

History of Ambridge in 100 Objects, A
, 219–227

agricultural machinery/vehicles/implements/buildings
, 219–220

character
, 225–227

clothing and jewellery
, 224–225

community
, 220–222

food and drink
, 223–224

memory
, 222–223

History of the World in 100 Objects, A
, 215, 218–219

‘Home-grown’ radio
, 112–113

Homophily
, 50–51

Human learning
, 132–133

Hyperflexible mythology
, 6–7

In vitro fertilization (IVF)
, 185

In-person paper-based forms
, 91

Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
, 178–179

Informal education

Archers and
, 76–77

fandom and
, 77–78

Interdisciplinary community
, 144–145

Internalised universes, creating
, 235–237

‘Internationalisation at home’ approach
, 143–144

Internet age
, 15–16

Intersectional approach
, 184–185, 204–205

Intersectionality, accounting for
, 202–205

Jisc Online Surveys
, 37

John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme
, 63–64

Jollity Farm
, 64–65

Knowledge of genre
, 169–171

Language, tracking cultures through
, 23–25

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ)
, 184

Listening

in classroom
, 167–169

fandom without
, 43

loyalty and
, 42

Loyalty and listening
, 42

‘Lurking’
, 33–34

‘Material culture’
, 215–216

Media literacy
, 165–166

Media Magazine
, 163–164

Media Studies
, 165–166

Media teaching in context
, 164–166

Memory
, 222–223

Mental health support
, 178–183

Mental well-being
, 88–89

Moderators
, 23

Multi-disciplinary approach
, 126–127

National Health Service (NHS)
, 178–179

New Home, New Life
, 202

New Zealand

in 1982
, 112–113

Archers in New Zealand literature and life
, 113–117

radio in New Zealand in 1950s
, 109–111

The Archers transmission in
, 108–109

New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS)
, 109

Non-consuming Archers fans
, 37

Non-text-based fan production
, 72–74

Online Archers fan cultures

age
, 18

background and location
, 19–20

benefits of online groups
, 27–30

COVID-19
, 31–32

demographics
, 16–17

DumTeeDum podcast
, 26–27

flouncing
, 26

gender
, 17

online fan locations
, 20

preferred online spaces and perceptions of cultures
, 21–23

research
, 16

research motivation
, 15–16

SATTC
, 26

Sausage Boy
, 27

time listened to The Archers
, 18

tracking cultures through language
, 23–25

Online digital surveys
, 91

Online exchange
, 48

Online fan locations
, 20

Online groups, benefits of
, 27–30

Online political behaviour
, 48, 53–54

Online public sphere
, 48–50

Oxytocin
, 54–55

‘Passionate affinity-based learning’
, 4

Patriarchal domination
, 204–205

Performativity
, 51–53

Personal networks
, 50–51

Photograph
, 237–238

Physicality
, 54–55

‘Picture theory’
, 231–232

Polarisation
, 53–54

Power of radio
, 230–231

Practical activities
, 172

Practical production work
, 172

Practice
, 132

Pre COVID-19
, 37

Preferred online spaces
, 21–23

Primary Care Trust (PCT)
, 178–179

Psychological connection
, 66–67

Psychotherapeutic interventions for adults
, 180

‘Public engagement with research’
, 86–87

Public sphere
, 49–50

Qualitative data
, 90

and analysis
, 96–101

Quantitative data
, 90

and analysis
, 92–96

Radio
, 194–195

drama
, 202

in New Zealand
, 109–111

power of
, 230–231

Reductio ad absurdium argument
, 53–54

Regularity
, 130

Repair Shop, The
, 215–216

Research motivation
, 15–16

Respondents
, 96–98, 100–101

Ruwan Dare
, 202

Saturday Academic Archers Group
, 124–129

Saturday Group

community of practice
, 133–136

saturday sessions as described by
, 129–132

Sausage Boy
, 27

Save the Ambridge Vale Environment campaign (SAVE campaign)
, 221

Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM)
, 87

Scriptwriters
, 54

Self-present online
, 52–53

Serotonin
, 54–55

Shaking Ambridge To The Core (SATTC)
, 26

Shared activity
, 135–136

Social boundary-breaching
, 53–54

Social media
, 15–16, 51–52, 54

fandom and
, 50–51

Social networks
, 50–51

Soul City
, 202

Star Trek
, 35–36

Star Wars
, 35–36

Storylines
, 43

Structural barriers
, 184

Structural factor
, 183

Students as new fans
, 173–174

Survey Monkey platform
, 90

Tales
, 70–71

Television
, 112–113

Text-based transformative production
, 68–71

Theory of constructed emotion
, 54

‘Thought-provoking’
, 97

Tracking cultures through language
, 23–25

Transformational learning with Academic Archers
, 76–77

Transformative fandom
, 8, 61–62

commercial production for fans and wider public
, 64–65

cult or culture
, 63–64

digital influences on fan activity
, 67–68

fan activity
, 65–67

fandom and informal education
, 77–78

non-text-based fan production
, 72–74

text-based transformative production
, 68–71

Transformative works
, 35

Transformative/transformational fandom
, 66

Tribalism
, 48

Twitter
, 20, 37, 63–64

‘Uncle Newbie’
, 9–10

Unheard of Ambridge
, 64–65

Vernacular sociology
, 53–54

Village culture
, 145

Vision
, 233–234

Visual impairment
, 230

Well-being
, 88–89

Women’s Institute (WI)
, 144–145

World Health Organisation (WHO)
, 88–89