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...

It's omega now 😉

My book is almost here! In Critical Fandom, I examine fanfiction trends and author's reflections on their writing. How do fanfic authors critique their fandoms and the media they love (Legend of Korra, GOT, Black Panther, OFMD)? Coming in June 2026 through University of Iowa Press.

Closing the doors on #SCMS26… already counting down to what’s next. Wednesday, March 17 – Saturday, March 20, 2027 Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Please note: #SCMS27 will begin on a Wednesday

Good final morning, #SCMS26! No SIG-sponsored panels today, but lots of good stuff still on the program. Also hit V up if you want some of the leftover cookies ;)

One thing I love about (my sector of) SCMS is when first-timers observe with delight that the Q&A is constructive, not hostile, and that people are nice. #scms26

My favorite genre of academic conference encounter is the simple, familiar: “It is so nice to finally meet you in person.” For all the benefits of remote communication, I keep coming back to that reminder that our work is not purely textual. It lives in bodies and voices, too. #SCMS26

Starting now: our final SIG-sponsored panel, L2 in Fairmont. With sapphic gifs!

We’ve got our supplies for tonight’s SIG social at 8pm. If you have any interest in fans, audiences, or just making new friends, come for wine, soda, and snackies! #SCMS26

Good morning, SCMS! Today’s a busy day for the SIG! We have two sponsored panels, followed by our SIG social at 8pm. We hope you’ll come to the social for food, drinks, networking, and fun.

Join us for the SCMS Awards Ceremony this evening from 7:15-8:15 in the Fairmont–International Ballroom (2nd Floor). Come celebrate the scholars whose work is shaping cinema & media studies. #SCMS26 buff.ly/zcXCDG7

This panel comes out of a book edited by Samantha Close and Louisa Ellen Stein and featuring many SIG members! www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Good morning, SCMS! Starting in just a few: our next SIG-sponsored panel, F3- Popular Video and Videographic Criticism. Hope to see you there!

Calling all #SCMS26 attendees! Check out UMP's latest Media Studies titles at our booth and say hello to our acquiring editor, Haley. Be sure to get 40% off all Media Studies titles with code UMSCMS26 (ends 4/30) here: buff.ly/j4qssFD

We've removed the paywall from current issues and other select content from @filmquarterly.bsky.social, @femmediahist.bsky.social, @iaspm-us.bsky.social's JPMS, @sssmg.bsky.social's JSMG and more during the @scmstudies.bsky.social conference. #SCMS26 #SCMS2026

Starting right now: our second SIG-sponsored panel, C5: Audience Studies Now! Come join us in the room, here, or on Discord!

do you have chicago recommendations for coffee, drinks, or restaurants or whatever else near the #scms25 conference? could you be a pal and add them to this map? www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...

Good morning, SCMSers! See you in 15 minutes at our first SIG-sponsored panel, A17: Acquiring Fan Lifestyles.

Call For Papers – The Inaugural International Women’s Writing Association Conference Includes: * Women’s writing and fan fiction * The figure of the female author: celebrity, fans, and representations * Fan studies and female authorship * Fan fiction and fandom womenswritingassociation.com

Author Mel Stanfill wrote a blog post for us, "What Can Fan Studies Teach Us About Attacks on Higher Education?" Mel's book "Professor Superstar: Fandom and Anti-Fandom of Academia" will be published on Wednesday! Read the post at press.umich.edu/Blog/2026/03...

Submissions for the FSNNA 2026 #fanstudies conference are now open! Our theme this year is "Boundaries" ☑️Pick from: poster OR presentation (poster + talk) ✍️Due: Abstract, bio, keywords ⏰Deadline: Friday, May 8th, 2026 Full CFP & form here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC47, a special issue on Gaming Fandom guest edited by Hayley McCullough and Ashley P. Jones! Dig in at this link: rb.gy/g6ioom.

Friends in Edinburgh may be interested in this in-person event on March 25.

We hope to see you at the SIG-sponsored panels and/or at our SIG social at SCMS 2026! We'll also be using our Discord, so if you miss a panel or can't attend the conference, you can still be part of the conversation.

@scmstudies.bsky.social Any updates on when the site will be operational again?