Toi aussi tu es fan de Madonna? Toi aussi tu te déhanches sur Hung up? Alors ce questionnaire est pour toi! fr.surveymonkey.com/r/HH3PNQZ cc @nachtergael.bsky.social @annebesson.bsky.social @bretonjustine.bsky.social @drjulieescurignan.bsky.social (RT apprécié)

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Pawelloi, S. L., & Safitri, R. (2026). Fandom Communication And Participatory Culture In Digital Platforms: A Systematic Literature Review. INJECT (Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication), 11(2), 2295–2324. #FanStudies doi.org/10.18326/inj...

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Dong, R., & Zhou, L. (2026). Imagining happy ageing: Shipping older female celebrities in China. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). #FanStudies journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ The Swift Shift – promotional marketing (Taylor’s version): How social media and fan engagement shape album release strategies Authors: Angela Asuncion, Angelique Nairn & Rebecca Trelease Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 15, 1, 2026. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1386/ajpc...

CFP: Star Wars 50 Years: Pasts, Presents, and Futures le.ac.uk/media/resear...

Hello everyone, I'm currently writing about fan experiences with collective protest actions against media companies such as boycotts, letter campaigns etc. If you are above 18 and would like to participate please get in touch! More details in the form: forms.gle/FbgMDV1SfqkC...

SCMS is your community—renew today to stay part of it. Conference and award submissions, conversations, publications, and opportunities are already in motion for the coming year. Join us or renew today! buff.ly/KoZhP8X

Starting right now!

Happening this afternoon! We hope you’ll join us! DM for the link if you’re not on Discord.

reupping this as the syllabus deadline approaches. i am looking for a couple more #fanstudies articles by graduate students to round out the week of emerging scholars.

Celebrate Pride Month with the FaAS SIG with game afternoon featuring custom slash and femslash prompts this Sunday, June 28, from 3-4pm EST. Laptop and a smartphone needed. The Zoom link is posted in our Discord. DM us if you need an invite link (SIG members only).

SIG members, are you looking for co-panelists for #SCMS27? We've opened a channel in the SIG Discord where you can post CFPs, recruit each other, and otherwise connect. If you need an invite to the Discord, send us a DM.

This is right after SCMS and might be a good option for European-based friends. But we still want you to come to Montreal!

A reminder that you have one week to renew your SCMS membership!

New Open Access book ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Fandom Democracy? Celebrity Leaders and New Forms of Citizens’ Engagement LUIGINO CECCARINI #FanStudies ora.uniurb.it/handle/11576...

Looking forward to digging into The Popcultr Summit The Fandom Advantage Report, summarising the key discussions from the event I participated in a few weeks ago. #FanStudies Check it out here : popcultr.events

If you want to go to SCMS and are interested in working on Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Rooster, Spin City, Bad Monkey…join us! #scms #scms27

NEH grant recipients who received notification that a terminated award is eligible for reinstatement can find more information about initiating the restatement process here: shorturl.at/0GwBc

#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC48, a special issue on Disability and Fandom guest edited by Olivia Johnston Riley and Lauren Rouse! Dive in at this link: rb.gy/kose15

Former SIG chair Rebecca Williams on BBC Wales!

It's publication week! My book, Critical Fandom: Representations of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Fan Fiction, is officially out through University of Iowa Press. Use code MESSINA40 for 40% off: uipress.uiowa.edu/books/critic...

Reminder that ballots for our SIG election are due today!

SIG members, don’t forget to vote in our election, which closes Monday!

Have research to share? @jcmsjournal.bsky.social is actively seeking submissions in film, media, digital culture, game studies, sound studies, and more. Read the full call and learn how to submit: conta.cc/4tR9bod

SIG members, it's election season! Please check your email and then go cast your vote for member-at-large and grad rep before June 8! And don't forget to renew your SCMS membership by June 30.

Not a job, not a CFP, not news about the SIG - just a fun thing for fan studies nerds to play with :)

SCMS Critical Media Pedagogies is looking for a new co-chair! This is a 3-year term that requires SCMS membership. If you are interested in the position, direct message us for more information!

Is there any academic work on Star Wars filming locations? I know about Becca Harrison‘s work on the production economies and environmental impact but I mean more in terms of diegetic use of real life places around the world.

Awesome job opportunity at a time when the humanities are getting crushed everywhere else - requires PhD conferred 2023 or more recently

Check out our Conference CfP at dis-net.org/conference/! Use the force and join us!

curious how fans feel about generative AI? my article, “AI is not a fan”: media fan responses to generative AI between consent and callouts, is out now. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Benson-Allott, C. (2026). One Fan’s Shame: On Living With Loving Below Deck. Television & New Media, 0(0). #FanStudies journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Newest issue (22.1) of Participations is out! :) Featuring articles on female audiences of true crime, Zimbabwean sungura music, news and civic participation, multilingual audiences in Solapur, Italian film culture, German public service media platforms & mixed-reality art! www.participations.org

NEW BOOK: Admirers, Fanciers and Devotees: The Early History of Fandom. E-book version released today: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #FanStudies #FandomHistory

I have a book coming out soon! It’s fan studies / literary studies and about the complex relationships between the internet and twenty-first century fiction and fanfiction. Please join me at the online launch: Wednesday 3 June, 7pm UTC: www.facebook.com/events/16107...

Last call for nominations for member-at-large or grad rep for the SIG executive committee. Please send your name, affiliation, and brief statement to our Gmail by Friday evening (your time zone).

CFP: Star Wars at 50: Forces, Forms Legacies Friday May 7th 2027 Durham University. This will be followed by an exciting series of public events and activities at the Glasshouse concert venue in Gateshead across May 8th and 9th. #FanStudies fanstudies.org/2026/05/04/c...

There are 10 days left to submit your nominations for SIG grad rep and at-large member! You should do it! Why? ✅ Participate in the leadership of the SIG ✅ Get to know colleagues in the field ✅ Low commitment but good line on your CV Send a short bio and statement to our Gmail account by May 15!

We’re excited to announce the lineup of speakers for our Plenary, Anthony Fung, Wikanda Promkhuntong, and @Lori Morimoto🫰 Coming for our symposium? Sign up today🔗 tinyurl.com/tatf2026 or scan the QR code📲 #Fandom #FanStudies #TransculturalFandom #KPop #kpopfandom #fandoms #asianfandom

Call to all early-career scholars in computational fanfiction research who may want to attend DH Benelux 2026!

Did you publish an article in TWC from 2023-26? We're seeking entries for the Fans of Color Prize, which recognizes peer-reviewed research about fans and/or fandoms of color published in TWC in the preceding 3 years. There's a $500 cash prize! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...

Call for Papers: International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics Special Issue: 'Animation: creativity, technology, audiences' Final Call: Abstracts due 4 May 2026 www.intellectbooks.com/internationa...

The IJDS is currently looking to fill two positions: editor and associate editor. We invite applicants from a variety of perspectives, positionalities and backgrounds in order to reflect the global, multivocal engagement with the journal’s stated scope. https://ow.ly/nARm50YIMex

Survey Participants Needed! Fanfiction Writers, Fanfiction Readers, Fans, Fandom enthusiasts ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (@fanstudies.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social can i get a boost for this student's research solicitation?)

SCMS needs you! The Volunteer for Service form is open now until Friday, May 8, 2026. Follow the link to find out more about these opportunities–join a Standing or Award committee, or be part of the Program committee and read submissions for the #SCMS27 conference in Montreal! buff.ly/8X2LhnW

I am officially writing an article about Alamo Drafthouse (anti-)fandom and their buyout and anti-labor policies in the broader context of media consolidation. If you are a fan of the drafthouse, current or present employee, etc and you would be interested in speaking about this, please reach out!

New Fandom & Popular Culture Collection 📢 A collection of cutting edge research from our fandom and pop culture list • 12 journals and 52 e-books • Full Fan Phenomena Series Popular Culture Association Fan Studies Network www.intellectdiscover.com/content/fandom-popular-culture-collection

The British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants is now open for applications, supported by DSIT, @leverhulme.ac.uk and @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4t0MDRl

Former FaAS SIG co-chair Bethan talking to the BBC about toxic fandoms!

Now that you've come down from the SCMS high, how about bragging about your publications? We'll collect them to share with each other to show how broad and prolific our SIG is. forms.gle/FtJe1hX94cws...