Abstract
This intention of this chapter is to critically examine uses of the World Wide Web by fans of cult movies. It begins by outlining how cult movies are categorised, and notes the problems that this engenders. Then the relationship between technologies and subcultural practices is observed. Examples are presented to illustrate the question of whether, through remediation processes, such practices tell us anything new about forms of contemporary communication and consumption.
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Goodall, M. (2002). Trashing the Net: Subcultural Practice Online. In: Earnshaw, R., Vince, J. (eds) Intelligent Agents for Mobile and Virtual Media. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0677-7_12
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