Lecturer Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication Department of Media and Communication
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- Room
- M8-48
- Telephone
- 0104082468
- driessen@eshcc.eur.nl
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Simone Driessen (1987) is a lecturer in the Media and Communication Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
As a lecturer she is involved in several courses in the IBCoM-bachelor programme (i.e. International & Global Communication, Communication as a Social Force, and Media Entertainment & Popular Culture). She also supervises theses for the Master Media Studies.
In June 2017, Simone obtained her PhD from the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC). Her PhD-project focused on the affordances of mainstream popular music in the everyday life of ageing audiences. In several empirical cases, she studied how a particular generation explains and legitimises the consumption and appreciation of music from its recent past in different contexts, such as commercially based reunion events (e.g. of Dutch pop act Doe Maar) or the long-term fandom of boy bands (like the Backstreet Boys).
Before joining Erasmus University Rotterdam, Simone studied Journalism at the Fontys University of Applied Science. After her bachelor, she enrolled in the pre-master and master Media and Journalism at Erasmus University, which she completed in 2011.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020). Taylor Swift, political power, and the challenge of affect in popular music fandom. Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC), 32. doi: 10.3983/twc.2020.1843 [go to publisher's site]
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019). Celebrating nostalgia or critiquing naivety: Reading pop music reunions through discourses of the fan life course. The Journal of Fandom Studies, 7 (2), 133-150. doi: 10.1386/jfs.7.2.133_1 [go to publisher's site]
- A.J.C. van der Hoeven, M.S.S.E. Janssen & S.M.R. Driessen (2016). Articulations of identity and distinction: The meanings of language in Dutch popular music. Popular Music and Society, 39 (1), 43-58. doi: 10.1080/03007766.2015.1061344
- S.M.R. Driessen & B. Jones (2016). Love Me For A Reason: An Auto-ethnographic Account of Boyzone Fandom. IASPM@Journal, 6 (1), 68-84. doi: 10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i1.5en
- S.M.R. Driessen (2015). Still ‘Got the Feelin’’: Exploring Post-Youth’s Enjoyment of Music from their Recent. Postgraduate Journal of Women, Ageing and Media, 1 (2), 90-98.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2015). Larger than life: exploring the transcultural fan practices of the Dutch Backstreet Boys fandom. Participations, Journal of Audience and Reception Studies (online), 12 (2), 180-196.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020). 'For the Greater Good?' Vigilantism in Online Pop Culture Fandoms. In D. Trottier, R. Gabdulhakov & Q. Huang (Eds.), Introducing Vigilant Audiences (pp. 25-48). Cambridge: Open Book Publishers doi: 10.11647/OBP.0200.02
- L. Istvandy, S. Baker, J. Collins, S.M.R. Driessen & C. Strong (2019). Understanding popular music heritage practice through the lens of ‘Third Place’. In J. Dolley & C. Bosman (Eds.), Rethinking Third Places: Informal Public Spaces and Community Building (pp. 116-135). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd doi: 10.4337/9781786433916.00015
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018). I'll never break your heart: The perpetual fandom of the Backstreet Boys. In R. Williams (Ed.), Everybody hurts: Transitions, Endings and Resurrections in Fan Cultures (pp. 31-42). Iowa City: University of Iowa Press
- A.J.C. van der Hoeven, M.S.S.E. Janssen & S.M.R. Driessen (2017). Articulations of identity and distinction: The meanings of language in Dutch popular music. In A. Bennett & M.S.S.E. Janssen (Eds.), Popular music, cultural memory, and heritage (pp. 42-57). Abingdon: Routledge
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020). Meidenbands, popfeminisme, en Wannabe. In C Van der Velden (Ed.), Negentig. Amsterdam: Atlas Contact
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017). Music Brings Us Together: Does it? In P. Koudstaal (Ed.), Music Brings Us Together (pp. 194-208). Den Haag: Uitgeverij Komma
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019). Book Review: The Ambivalent Internet. Mischief, Oddity, and Antagonism Online. [Bespreking van het boek The Ambivalent Internet. Mischief, Oddity, and Antagonism Online]. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 25(3), 567-568. doi: 10.1177/1354856519854203
- S.M.R. Driessen (2016). Book Review: Mediated Nostalgia: Individual Memory and Contemporary Mass Media [Bespreking van het boek Mediated Nostalgia: Individual Memory and Contemporary Mass Media]. Cultural Sociology (online), 10(4), 546-547. doi: 10.1177/1749975516672371e
- S.M.R. Driessen (2016). Understanding the end: Post-object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-Narrative by Rebecca Williams. [Bespreking van het boek Post-object Fandom, Television, Identity and Self-narrative.]. Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media, 8(1), 115-117. [go to publisher's site]
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018). Book Review: Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture by Lucy Bennett and Paul Booth, Eds. [Bespreking van het boek Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture]. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 95(2), 547-549. doi: 10.1177/1077699018763315
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020, oktober 14). 'Good Fan, Bad Fan?' On politics, appropriateness, and toxicity. Chicago (online), Fan Studies Network America.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018, december 7). De Grote Roddelshow - Dit was 2018! Rotterdam, Dit was 2018!.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018, februari 2). Our fascination with Flawed Celebrities. Rotterdam, the Netherlands, International Film Festival Rotterdam.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017, november 8). Waarom je levenslang fan kunt zijn van de Backstreet Boys. Rotterdam, Pop-up Lecture "World's shortest lecture".
- S.M.R. Driessen (2016, juni 28). The future of music. Rotterdam, the Netherlands, CHiFTalk.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020). “I did something bad” – How fans give meaning to Taylor Swift’s political awakening. International Communication Association 70th conference: Gold Coast (online) (2020, mei 24 - 2020, mei 27).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019). 'For the greater good': vigilantism in online pop culture fandoms. Media In Transition 10: Democracy and Digital Media: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, United States (2019, mei 24 - 2019, mei 28).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019). The fandom strikes back: exploring vigilantism in popular culture fandoms. ICA 69th Conference: Washington D.C., United States (2019, mei 24 - 2019, mei 28).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019). 'Look what you made me do': When affect becomes problematic in popular music fandom. 20th Biennial Conference: Turns and Revolutions in Popular Music: Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (2019, juni 24 - 2019, juni 28).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018). The fandom strikes back: On vigilantism in online pop culture fandoms. Vigilant Audiences: An International Symposium on Scrutiny, Denunciation, and Shaming in Digital Media Use: Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2018, oktober 3 - 2018, oktober 4).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018). Voicing 40 years of fandom - Exploring the meanings of recurring reunions & fandom across the life course. International Communication Association: Prague, Czech Republic (2018, mei 24 - 2018, mei 28).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018). Making things whole again - Reading the Pop-music Reunion in Fans’ Life-courses. Fan Studies Network Conference: Cardiff, United Kingdom (2018, juni 29 - 2018, juni 30).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017). Exploring ageing fans’ continued engagement with the recurring reunions of Doe Maar. Fan Studies Network Conference: Huddersfield, United Kingdom (2017, juni 25).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2015). Back to the Future: Popular Music and Time. IASPM, 18th Biannual Conference: Campinas, Brazil (2015, juni 29 - 2015, juli 3).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2015). Main Organizer European Fan Cultures Conference. European Fan Cultures Conference: Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2015, november 12 - 2015, november 13).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2015). Reliving pop music memories at The Big Reunion concert. Etmaal voor de Communicatiewetenschap: Antwerpen, Belgium (2015, februari 2 - 2015, februari 3).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2014). Insights in the longterm fandom of the Backstreet Boys. IASPM Benelux: Erasmus University Rotterdam (2014, november 6).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2014). Paper presentation: 'As long as you love me' - Insights in the longterm Dutch Backstreet Boys fandom. Fan Studies Network: London, United Kingdom (2014, september 27).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2013). Tunes of Identity: Audience memories of local music. Etmaal voor de Communicatiewetenschap: Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2013, februari 7 - 2013, februari 8).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2013). Tunes of Identity. European Fandom & Fan Studies Conference: 'Localization and Translation': Amsterdam (2013, november 9).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2013). Tunes of Identity: How localities can be remembered through music-narratives of the audience. POPiD conference: Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2013, januari 30 - 2013, februari 1).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2013). Popular music and aging minds. Fan Studies Network Symposium: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (2013, november 30).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2013). Back to the ‘90s & '00s: reliving the past through popular music. ESA 11th international European Conference: Crisis, Critique and Change: Turin, Italy (2013, augustus 31).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2012). The Discourse of regional popular music (re)considered. ESA Conference: Communication, Culture and Creativity: Berlin, Germany (2012, september 5 - 2012, september 7).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2012). Het is een kwestie van geduld: publiek en het vertoog van regionale populaire muziek. Dag van de Sociologie: Utrecht, the Netherlands (2012, mei 25 - 2012, mei 25).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018). ICA top paper award Popular Communication Division. Annual Conference: Prague (2018, mei 24 - 2018, mei 28). Wetenschappelijk.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2014). DAME: Dean’s Award for Multidisciplinary Excellence. Dean's Master Class: Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2014, juni 13). Populariserende publicatie.
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2019, feb 28). Hablando de: Backstreet Boys. [radio-uitzending]. In Radio Cooperativa. Chili: Radio Cooperativa. https://www.cooperativa.cl/radioenvivo/#1551381072
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2019, okt 23). Nieuw tv-programma: een weekend zonder ouders in een villa. [televisie-uitzending]. In NOS Jeugdjournaal. NOS Jeugdjournaal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT9cqlcOYpg
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2019, nov 06). Wetenschappelijke conferentie Songfestival. [radio-uitzending]. In Volgspot. NPO Radio 5. https://www.nporadio5.nl/volgspot/gemist/audio/368793/wetenschappelijke-conferentie-songfestival
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2018, okt 16). YouTube trending: BTS Fans. [webcast]. In Club Hub. BNNVARA. https://www.npo3.nl/club-hub-seizoen-3-aflevering-32-lizzy-van-der-ligt-headhunterz-en-sam-j-taime/17-10-2018/WO_BV_13109964
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2018, okt 13). NOS Jeugdjournaal. [televisie-uitzending]. In Een rij van een kilometer voor BTS in Amsterdam. NOS. https://jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2254658-een-rij-van-een-kilometer-voor-bts-in-amsterdam.html
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2017, sep 19). Studio Erasmus. [webcast]. In Studio Erasmus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOsfcMiYSs
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2017, jun 27). Langs de Lijn en Omstreken. [radio-uitzending]. In Radio 1. Radio 1. https://www.nporadio1.nl/achtergrond/4740-er-is-troost-en-zin-voor-de-fans-van-boyzone-en-take-that
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2016, okt 26). Gillen! Waarom gillen de fans van Justin Bieber bij een concert? [radio-uitzending]. In Frank!. 3FM. https://www.npo3fm.nl/live/blog/2468
- S.M.R. Driessen (Interview) (2015, aug 25). BNR Ochtendspits. [radio-uitzending]. In BNR Ochtendspits. BNR Nieuwsradio. http://www.bnr.nl/?player=archief&fragment=20150722064100180
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020, februari 3). Dertiger en diehard fan zijn: zit er dan een steekje los? &C Magazine, pp. 124-128. [go to publisher's site]
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020, juli 9). ‘CANCEL CULTURE’ OM MENSEN TERECHT TE WIJZEN: 'GECANCELDE' PERSOON MOET UITLEG GEVEN. LINDA
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020, april 17). Hoe Tiger King Joe Exotic een hit werd: 'Hij is de klassieke underdog'. Nu.nl
- S.M.R. Driessen (2020, november 22). Irritainment & unfluencers: waarom we anderen afkeuren voor ons plezier. Evajinek.nl
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019, november 15). Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: was unleashing the Swifties the right way to get justice? The Telegraph [go to publisher's site]
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019, november 15). Voor ouders is er geen ontkomen aan: elk meisje wil Elsa zijn. NRC Handelsblad [go to publisher's site]
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018, augustus 1). Gillend Gek. Quest, pp. 70-73.
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017, augustus 19). Fan van de fans. Dagblad de Limburger
- S.M.R. Driessen (2016, oktober 25). For many girls, the Back Street Boys were their first venture into love. Erasmus Magazine [go to publisher's site]
- S.M.R. Driessen (2014, oktober 18). She loves you - yeah yeah yeah. Volkskrant Magazine
- S.M.R. Driessen (2018, oktober 13). NOS: Een rij van bijna een kilometer: K-popband BTS treedt op in Ziggo Dome. . Retrieved Oct 19, 2018, from https://nos.nl/artikel/2254633-een-rij-van-bijna-een-kilometer-k-popband-bts-treedt-op-in-ziggo-dome.html
- S.M.R. Driessen (2019). Altijd maar weer Queen op nummer één: waarom? (blog). RTL Nieuws. (available: 31 Dec 2019).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017). Er is troost en zin voor de fans van Boyzone en Take That. (blog). NPO Radio 1. (available: 27 Jun 2017).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017). De 90s zijn booming - hoe komt dat? (blog). NOS. (available: 1 Sep 2017).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2016). Waarom zo hysterisch bij een concert van je idool? (blog). NOS. (available: 25 Oct 2016).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2015). “I want it that way”: 30 en nog steeds fan van the Backstreet Boys. (blog). Versvak.nl: Versvak. (available: 12 Nov 2015).
- S.M.R. Driessen (2017, juni 29). The Affordances of Repackaged Popular Music from the Past. EUR (231 pag.) Prom./coprom.: prof.dr. M.S.S.E. Janssen & dr. J.M. Engelbert.
Audience Engagement
- Title
- Audience Engagement
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA
Internship
- Title
- Internship
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-2
Methods of Media Research MB
- Title
- Methods of Media Research MB
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA
Digital Content
- Title
- Digital Content
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-2
Current Perspectives on Popular Culture
- Title
- Current Perspectives on Popular Culture
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-2, BA-3
Master Class
- Title
- Master Class
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA, MA, MA, MA
Master's Thesis Media Studies
- Title
- Master's Thesis Media Studies
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA, MA, MA, MA
International and Global Communication
- Title
- International and Global Communication
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-2
Methods of Media Research I
- Title
- Methods of Media Research I
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA
Lecturer
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- Department
- Department of Media and Communication
- Country
- The Netherlands
- Telephone
- 0104082468
