Affinity online: how connection and shared interest fuel learning

Abstract

Case 1.1 : The Wrestling Boards / Crystle Martin -- Case 1.2 : StarCraft II / Yong Ming Kow, Amanda Wortman, and Timothy Young -- Affinity : Bonding through shared cultures and practices / Rachel Cody Pfister and Crystle Martin -- Case 2.1: 1D on Wattpad / Ksenia Korobkova -- Case 2.2 : Bollywood Dance / Sangita Shresthova -- Status : developing social and cultural capital / Matthew H. Rafalow -- Case 3.1 : Sackboy Planet / Matthew H. Rafalow -- Case 3.2 : Animemusicvideos.org / Mizuko Ito -- Leveling up : connecting to meaningful opportunities / Crystle Martin -- Case 4.1 : Hogwarts at Ravelry / Rachel Cody Pfister -- Case 4.2 : Nerdfighters / Neta Kligler-Vilenchik -- Moving forward : connections to practice and design.