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Paul Booth (1981-) is a Professor of Media and Cinema Studies & Communication Technology in the College of Communication at DePaul University, in downtown Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009. He researches New Media, Technology, Popular Culture, and Cultural Studies. He teaches classes in media studies, television narrative, convergence and digital media, popular culture, social media, communication technology, and participatory cultures. He is the editor of Fan Phenomena: Doctor Who, and the author of Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games, Playing Fans: Negotiating Fandom and Media in the Digital Age, Time on TV: Temporal Displacement and Mashup Televisi ...more

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	Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games 4.13 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fan Phenomena: Doctor Who by Paul Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Richard Wallace (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital Fandom: New Media Studies 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fan Studies Primer: Method, Research, Ethics by Paul Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Williams really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing Fans: Negotiating Fandom and Media in the Digital Age 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Companion to Fandom and Fan Studies by Paul Booth (Goodreads Author) (editor), Rebecca Williams (Contributor) 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Board Games as Media 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital Fandom 2.0: New Media Studies 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time on TV: Temporal Displacement and Mashup Television it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossing Fandoms: SuperWhoLock and the Contemporary Fan Audience 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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