Author ORCID Identifier
0009-0009-1923-0301
Abstract
In reviewing existing writings and studies on the culture of fandom among Filipino fans, most narratives highlight their dedication to active participation, which Fan Studies currently explores as fan activism. Thus, engaging in civic responsibilities has become habitual among fans, shaped by the qualities they admire in their idols and by their desire to present them positively in the public eye. From this tradition that could then be highlighted as the center of Filipino Fan culture, the research will investigate why there seems to be a common impulse among the fans of different generations–from the Noranians of 1970s, members of AlDub Nation of 2010’s, and K-pop Stans of the current decade to engage in productive fan practices. In highlighting what can be considered the earliest up to the most recent activity that takes up much of the time and effort of the aforementioned Filipino fandoms, the essay will trace the factors as to why voluntary philanthropy and political engagement are the most popular manifestations of fandom in the country that ultimately has the capacity to converse with the exalted tenets of Fan Studies as a field which considers fan works–particularly fan fiction and fan arts the only unique example of fans’ productive labor.
Recommended Citation
Trinidad, Andrea Anne
(2025)
"Paghangang Pinoy: Ang Produktibong Pakikialam at Pakikisangkot na Sinusuong ng Filipino Fandom,"
Kritika Kultura:
No.
48, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/1656-152X.2207
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss48/11
