Thesis. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references.

Inaug.-diss.--Uppsala. / Bibliography: p. [v]-xi.

Dissertation--Fachbereich Philosophie, Geschichte und Sozialwissenschaften--Erlangen-Nürnberg, 1976. / Bibliogr. p. 153-160. Index.

Med denna studie finns viljan att bredda förståelsen för musikfans och hur de förhåller sig till sitt favoritband. Syftet är att undersöka hur dedikerade fans relation ser ut till sitt favoritband och vad en sådan relation kan ha för betydelse för ett fan. Studien har utförts som en fallstudie av det svenska rockbandet Kents fans och bygger på kvalitativ empiri i form av kvalitativa intervjuer med tolv fans till bandet. Detta med förhoppningen av att kunna skapa en djupare förståelse för ämnet. Tillvägagångssättet har varit abduktivt, det vill säga att studien har växlat mellan induktivt och deduktivt synsätt. Med hjälp av en empirisk och teoretisk analys har vi kommit fram till att relationen fans har till ett band ofta är av parasocial karaktär. Vi såg också att lojalitet och varumärkeskultur kan stärka relationen. Att vara fan är en känsla och gemenskap till andra fans och är ofta en del i relationen till bandet. Vissa fans utövar också sitt fanskap genom olika former av semiotisk produktivitet. Att vara ett fan blir ofta en del av en persons identitet och musikupplevelser i form av musiklyssnande och konserter kan ha en värdefull plats i fansens liv. / With this thesis, there is a will to find a greater understanding of fans and how they relate to their favorite band. The purpose is to look into how dedicated fans relationships looks like towards their favorite band and what such a relationship can mean for the fan. This thesis has been conducted as a case study of fans of the swedish rock band Kent and is based on a qualitative empiricism of qualitative interviews with twelve fans of the band Kent. With this, the hope is to create a deeper understanding for the subject. The approach has been abductive, that is, the thesis has switched between inductive and deductive approaches. With the help of empirical and theoretical analysis, we have found out that the relationship fans have to a band, is often of parasocial character. We also saw that loyalty and brand culture can strengthen the relationship. Being a fan is a feeling and a community towards other fans and is often a part of the relationship with the band. Some fans also exert their fandom through various forms of semiotic productivity. Being a fan often becomes a part of a person’s identity and music experiences like listening to music and concerts can have a valuable place in fans’ lives.

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Dissertation (MSc Agric (Horticulture))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Plant Production and Soil Science / unrestricted

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Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115).

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Le milieu du XVIIIe siècle marque une césure dans l'histoire du Canada. Après deux siècles de présence française, le pays passe sous domination anglaise à l’issue de la guerre de Sept Ans qui entraîne la fin de la Nouvelle-France. Ce changement de domination génère des bouleversements structurels dans le paysage social du pays, touchant particulièrement les élites, dont la plupart étaient officiers militaires chargés du maintien de l'ordre et de la domination sur le territoire et représentants du pouvoir royal gérant les structures et l'encadrement politique. Souvent nobles, elles offraient un code de conduite et un modèle culturel indéniable. La perte de la position centrale qu’elles occupaient dans la société canadienne pose la question de leur adaptation sous le régime anglais, étudiée au travers de l’exemple de la famille Salaberry. Cette famille, affiliée à la noblesse, proche du prince anglais Édouard duc de Kent, compte dans ses rangs un héros d’une bataille durant la guerre de 1812-1815 et présente un profil atypique. Cette étude, menée à partir des documents personnels dont une importante correspondance et de nombreux documents notariés, permet d'entrer dans l'intimité d'une famille de la noblesse canadienne-française du tournant du XIXe siècle, d'en dégager les comportements familiaux et sociaux ainsi que leurs évolutions, mais aussi d'étudier l'adaptation politique et professionnelle par la participation au fonctionnement du nouveau régime et l'acculturation du point de vue linguistique mais aussi religieux des élites sous les premières décennies du régime anglais au Québec. / The mid-eighteenth century marked a break in Canada's history. After two centuries of French presence, the country came under British domination at the end of the Seven Years' War after New France’s defeat. This shift in dominance brought about structural upheavals in the country's social landscape, particularly affecting the elites, most of whom were military officers in charge of maintaining order and domination on the territory, and representatives of the royal power. Often of noble origin, they embodied a code of conduct and an undeniable cultural model. The loss of the central position they hold in Canadian society raised the question of their adaptation under the British regime, which is studied in this thesis through the example of the Salaberry family. This family presents an atypical profile: it was affiliated with the French nobility but was close to the English prince Edward Duke of Kent and it counted among its ranks a hero of a battle fought during the war of 1812-1815. This study, based on personal documents, including a large correspondence as well as many notarized documents, allows to critically examine the intimacy of a family of the Canadian nobility at the turn of the 19th century. In doing so it helps to identify and trace the development of family and social behaviors. This case study also allows for an analysis of the political and professional adaptation of French elites through the participation in the workings of the new regime and their linguistic and religious acculturation during the first decades of the British regime in the Quebec Province.

This study concerned student transfer and articulation between Kent State University and Cuyahoga Community College District.