dr. (Simone) SMR Driessen

Biography

Simone Driessen is an assistant professor in Media & Popular Culture in the Arts & Culture Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Before, she worked as a senior lecturer in the Media and Communication Department. As a researcher she is interested in topics at the intersection of media and popular culture. As a lecturer she is involved in several courses in the Arts & Culture program(s), and supervises theses.

In June 2017, Simone obtained her PhD from the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC). Her PhD-project examined the affordances of mainstream popular music in the everyday life of ageing audiences (e.g., exploring why fans remain fan of a band like boy band Backstreet Boys over time). In addition to researching why fans remain fans over time, Simone is currently examinig why fans discontinue their fandom (e.g. after a controversial moment or the cancellation of an artist). 

Furthermore, Simone is involved as a researcher in two Horizon projects  (Inspiring and Anchoring Trust in Science, and COALESCE, which works towards a European center on science communication) on science communication, particularly popular, digital science communication.

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

Assistant professor | Department of Arts and Culture Studies
Email
driessen@eshcc.eur.nl
Room
M7-07
Location
Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam

Work

  • Simone Driessen (7 July 2023) - Wel of niet naar Rammstein?
  • Simone Driessen (1 July 2023) - De aantrekkingskracht van Rammstein. Mika (16) uit Assen: 'Als fan wil je backstage'
  • Simone Driessen (25 June 2023) - 'Wat toen kon, kan nu niet meer'
  • Simone Driessen (10 June 2023) - Wat te doen als jouw idool moreel alle grenzen over gaat
  • Simone Driessen (8 June 2023) - Is het nog wel betaalbaar om fan te zijn?
  • Simone Driessen (23 May 2023) - Bivakkeren voor The Boss
  • Simone Driessen (14 March 2023) - De moeizame overgang van kindster naar 'serieuze' artiest
  • Simone Driessen (10 November 2022) - Ajouad - Cancel Culture
  • Simone Driessen (15 June 2022) - De nacht van: de wondere wereld van fans
  • Simone Driessen (31 May 2022) - Waarom rechtszaak Johnny Depp zoveel kijkers trekt: 'Beter dan Netflix'

  • Simone Driessen (2022) - Insights into music fandom across the life course
  • Simone Driessen (2022) - De relatie tussen fan en idool
  • Simone Driessen (2022) - Cancel Culture, how to deal with it?
  • SMR (Simone) Driessen (2022) - Why are fans loyal anyway?
  • SMR (Simone) Driessen (2021) - Cancel culture
  • Simone Driessen (2020) - 'Good Fan, Bad Fan?' On politics, appropriateness, and toxicity
  • Simone Driessen (2018) - De Grote Roddelshow - Dit was 2018!
  • Simone Driessen (2018) - Our fascination with Flawed Celebrities
  • Simone Driessen (2017) - Waarom je levenslang fan kunt zijn van de Backstreet Boys
  • Simone Driessen (2016) - The future of music

  • Simone Driessen (2018) - ICA top paper award Popular Communication Division
  • Simone Driessen (2014) - DAME: Dean’s Award for Multidisciplinary Excellence

Master Class

Year Level
MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
Year
2023
Course Code
CM4500

Arts, Culture and Media

Year Level
BA-1, BA-1
Year
2023
Course Code
CC1021

Cultural & Media Studies

Year Level
BA-2, BA-2, BA-3, BA-3
Year
2023
Course Code
CC2051

News regarding dr. (Simone) SMR Driessen

Reversed gender roles in Barbie, it's like a game that we as a society can learn from

Media scientist dr. Simone Driessen explains on EenVandaag how the criticism towards Barbie reveals a tension in views on gender.

Controversy surrounding rock-'n-roll idols: Simone Driessen explains in the media

Simone Driesen explains about controversy surrounding artists and subsequent fan behaviour in several Dutch newspapers.
Rock concert

What to do when your idol crosses all moral boundaries?

Simone Driessen on NPO Radio 1 on artists crossing moral boundaries and the effects on their fans.

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