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You will develop an annotated bibliography exploring the theoretical debate I have described below, a debate that has been central to the field of fan studies. What are the key contributions of fan studies literature to this larger field of inquiry? What models from these theoretical traditions have informed work in fan studies? This bibliography is intended to get us started with the secondary reading for our final project and should include a brief abstract of what we hope to explore through that project. The short abstract and description of the theoretical debate I aim to explore is: My paper will aim to explore the relationship between fan fashion, identity, and the expectations that come a conscious and subconscious level of participation in a fan culture. By this I mean that there are fans that use fashion to aid in their self-identification as a person and a fan. At the same time, there are individuals that do not particularly fashion or their participation in fashion as an inadvertent participation in a particular fan culture. Just because they were a shirt with a band, character, or symbol, does not mean that there should be an automatic assumption that they are a fan of that band, character, symbol, and that that assumed fandom must be a part of the individual’s identity. To explore these ideas further, I will use readings centered around fan fashion, fan participation, and fan identity.I will attach some readings below – there will be about 10is readings for this annotated bibliography. The format I’m looking for is the APA citation for each reading followed by a long summary that addresses the questions asked in the original instructions above (What are the key contributions of fan studies literature to this larger field of inquiry? What models from these theoretical traditions have informed work in fan studies?). Let’s aim for like 300-350 word summaries for each citation please. If you also properly annotate the readings, please reattach that as well! Please let me know if you have any questions