Beyonce Fan Questionnaire (RESULTS TO BE USED FOR UNIVERSITY RELATED ASSIGNMENT)

sophiewophie wrote:Beyonce Fan Questionnaire

Hello, my name is Sophie! I am a student at the University of Portsmouth undertaking a degree in Media Studies. One of the modules I am currently taking – Analysing Stars , encourages students to become familiar with the variety of aspects around star and celebrity culture throughout the entertainment industry.
For our assessment we have been asked to produce a portfolio of our chosen star/celebrity and define what it is that makes them worthy of being defined in such a way.
An area we must consider is fandom, how the particular star/celebrity communicates with their fans as well as how fans consume, discuss and enjoy celebrating their particular idol.
My chosen star is Beyonce as I personally feel she is a brilliant example of a highly successful individual who has intelligently grown and became renown across the entertainment industry for her talent. From an incredible music carrier, to being featured heavily in print media as well as becoming an actress and creating her own perfume brand, Beyonce has done it all, whilst maintaining respect and a massive fan base worldwide.
I would now like to ask your – the fans, help as I am intending on carrying out my own form of primary research by asking you a few simple questions about yourself, why, where and how you choose to consume any content featuring Miss Beyonce Giselle Knowles.

All information collected will be kept anonymous and purely for personal use applied to University work. Please reply to this questionnaire by numbering your answers, so they correspond to the relevant questions.

About you

1 ) Which age range applies to you: 16 or under 17 – 30 31 – 45 46 +

17-30.


2 ) How long (roughly) have you participated as a fan on this forum?

About 20 months.


3 ) Why did you choose to join and participate in this forum?

About Beyonce


Okay, Beyonce is just a sub-topic in the music forum, I didn't join the forum because of her.


4 ) Would you firstly define Beyonce as a celebrity or a ‘star’ and why?

Celebrity. I think she has talent and "star" quality, but her star quality to me comes from the fact that she's a bit overexposed. She can sing, put on a good show...but so can a lot of people.


5 ) Is Beyonce and idol of yours and if so why?

Not at all. I like a few of her songs, but I can largely take or leave her.


6 ) Do you feel Beyonce is represented fairly by the Media?


I think she's over exposed.


About the forum

7 ) What common topics of discussion arise on this forum? (e.g. Beyonce related news, personal experiences, memorabilia etc…)

A myriad of things concerning music, culture, news, etc...and Beyonce falls into the less that 1% category.


8 ) Outside of this forum do you/have you engaged with other fans and if so how?

Uh, no.


9 ) How often do you visit and/or participate with this online forum community?


Everyday.


About your consumerism

10 ) How long (roughly) have you been consuming Beyonce related content?

Uh, since she's saturated in the media, I consume whatever I happen to see on her when I I guess "consume" pop culture. When did Destiny's Child first come out?


11 ) Do you own one or more of Beyonces: CD’s, Films, Concerts, Memorabilia, Tour DVD’s, All of the above

I have the Dangerously In Love physical cd as well as The Writing's On the Wall cd. They rest of her music, I have on my iPod. No films, no memorabilia, no concerts.


12 ) Will you continue to consume Beyonce content?


Sure, if she puts out anything that I like.


Thank you for your time and replying to my questionnaire.