Prof. Paul Booth Interviewed for WIRED Magazine Article

Prof Paul Booth was interviewed for a recent Wired article about the use of social media within sports fandom. Speaking about NBA star Stephen Curry, Booth tells of how “We’re seeing a lot of fandoms merging technologies and practices in the digital age... Fans who participate in multiple fandoms use the same kinds of methodologies. So what they might make for an X-Files fansite, they also might make for Steph Curry.”



The article, entitled "The Unprecedented, Unstoppable Fandom of Steph Curry," also quotes Booth as saying that “In the past, fandom was something you might participate in within a small community... It was geographically bound. People would go to games or fan conventions, but it was intended to be a much smaller affair.”

Two Upcoming Public Talks by Prof. Paul Booth

Prof. Paul Booth will be giving two upcoming public talks at the Driehaus Museum as part of their "Mix and Mingle at the Movies Series."

The first is on Saturday February 27th at 7:30 for a screening of Buster Keaton's The General (1925), and the second is on Saturday April 16th as part of a screening of Robert Altman's Gosford Park (2001). Both events start at 7:30 pm.

Period-appropriate costumes are highly encouraged and there will be a costume contest with prizes awarded each evening.




For more information, please see:

The General: http://www.driehausmuseum.org/programs/view/mix_mingle_at_the_movies_the_general

Gosford Park: http://www.driehausmuseum.org/programs/view/mix_mingle_at_the_movies_gosford_park