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Simone Driessen
Simone Driessen is a senior lecturer and researcher in media and communication at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 2017, Simone completed her Ph.D. on popular music fandom, researching how audiences gave meaning to pop music from the recent past (1980s–2000s). Simone’s research interests focus on why audiences decide to engage or disengage with their object of affection. Currently, she is looking into how fans give meaning to the cancellation of their idol and how this impacts their fandom. She has published her work in e.g. American Behavioral Scientist, Participations and Celebrity Studies and in several edited collections on fandom and popular culture.
Contact: Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Department of Media & Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.