Lee E. Shackleford

University of Alabama at Birmingham | UAB · Department of Theatre

This chapter discusses the evolution of the Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Star Trek fandoms from their beginnings to their current releases. These brief histories highlight how fans communicated with each other before social media and how those communications changed with the advent of the Internet and social media. The dynamics of online groups, indi...

This article is in press at the Journal of Health Communication Abstract Research has demonstrated the ability of fictional narratives to educate about social and health issues. Although some entertainment-education efforts have used live theater as a mechanism for social change, very few use social science methods to demonstrate exposure effects....