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Bringing Fan Studies scholars together since 2012.
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Including an issue on Global Disney Fandom
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Dr Rebecca Williams
about 10 hours ago
Amazing to see a translation of the first academic article I ever published back in 2004 get translated & included in this collection! '"La seule chose qui compte, c’est le pouvoir": spoilers et hiérarchie fanique dans le fandom en ligne de Buffy contre les vampires'
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New book ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Decolonizing Media Fandom: Disability, Race, and Marvel Superhero Fans Divya Garg
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Decolonizing Media Fandom
https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/decolonizing-media-fandom#accordion-book-type-heading-15071
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K-Pop Fandom
about 1 month ago
I will give a hybrid talk on my K-pop book on February 12, 18:30 EST at The Korea Society. Hope to see you there! For more info, please see:
www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture...
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K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today with Areum Jeong
Promoting understanding & cooperation between the U.S. & Korea, The Korea Society offers programs, events, & resources on Korean culture, policy & education
https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/2105-k-pop-fandom-performing-deokhu-with-areum-jeong
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Intellect Books
3 days ago
Critical Studies in Australasian Journal of Popular Culture 14.2 is out now! Including ‘‘Fearless and
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ajpc/14/2
’: An affirmative crip reading of KPop Demon Hunters’ by Chloe T. Rattray. https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ajpc/14/2
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New article in Radical Creativities ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Interview with the Fan: a dialogue between myself as a fan and myself as a researcher Julia Neugarten
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Interview with the Fan: a dialogue between myself as a fan and myself as a researcher
Julia Neugarten
https://www.radicalcreativities.com/post/interview-with-the-fan-a-dialogue-between-myself-as-a-fan-and-myself-as-a-researcher
3 days ago
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Areum Jeong 정아름
5 days ago
See you soon! 🙌🏻
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Dr Bertha Chin (she/her)
4 days ago
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What K-pop and Bad Bunny have in common: Power of language, fandom, cultural pride - The Korea Times
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show carried an energy Korean audiences already recognize: the confidence of pop that does not need to translate...
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/music/20260210/what-k-pop-and-bad-bunny-have-in-common-power-of-language-fandom-cultural-pride
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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG
4 days ago
Let's try this 2025 publication round-up one more time! SIG members: use this form to report any fan or audience studies pubs from 2025. We'll make a list of our collective accomplishments to share at SCMS. Deadline for submissions March 1.
forms.gle/igLDtbu2Li6u...
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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies -- 2025 Member Publications
It's time to promote your 2025 publications! Enter as many as you want, but please only fan and audience studies-focused publications and only things that came out in 2025. (Save in-press and forthcom...
https://forms.gle/igLDtbu2Li6u6AYa8
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Sequential Scholars
6 days ago
Sam Langsdale’s book “Searching for Feminist Superheroes: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics” won the Charles Hatfield Book Prize from the Comics Studies Society. While many books about representation catalog problematic elements, Langsdale searches for progressive alternatives. 1/8
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Bridget Kies
7 days ago
I'm conducting a research study to learn more about video game players' attitudes toward generative AI. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes of your time.
tinyurl.com/videogameAIs...
#gaming
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Fast Company
6 days ago
HBO's gay hockey romance series was a breakout hit—and it's already boosting sales for the sport, just in time for Milan's winter games.
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Will 'Heated Rivalry' do for Olympic ice hockey what Taylor Swift did for the Super Bowl?
HBO's gay hockey romance series 'Heated Rivalry' was a breakout hit—and it's already boosting ticket sales for the sport, just in time for Milan's Winter Games.
http://f-st.co/e6SGxAl
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Dr Rebecca Williams
4 days ago
CFP: Besides the Screen Ningbo 2026: Audiences, Subjects & Agents University of Nottingham Ningbo China June 4-6, 2026 Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2026
besidesthescreen.com
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Besides the Screen – Besides the Screen Network
https://besidesthescreen.com/
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CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, PhD
7 days ago
Anyone in
#AcademicSky
interested in writing a micro-essay on the overlaps between fandom and politics during the current state of affairs in the United States?
@fanstudies.bsky.social
@scmsfaas.bsky.social
@fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social
@icahdq.bsky.social
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Melton, J., & Karmelic, J. (2026). Reconsidering the “Exceptionally” Talented Middle-Aged Man: Fan Responses, Cancel Culture, and Authenticity in Mark Kozelek’s Late-Career Resurgence Jack Melton and Jeri Karmelic. Rock Music Studies, 1–18.
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Reconsidering the “Exceptionally” Talented Middle-Aged Man: Fan Responses, Cancel Culture, and Authenticity in Mark Kozelek’s Late-Career Resurgence Jack Melton and Jeri Karmelic
This research examines fan responses to allegations of sexual misconduct against prolific indie songwriter Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon) on an indie-focused subreddit between 2014 and 2022. Using eth...
https://doi.org/10.1080/19401159.2026.2616100
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Driessen, S., & Harder, S. K. (2026).
#WeGotYou
: examining the intersections of believability, cancel culture, and fandom (in a not-cancel case). Social Semiotics, 1–17.
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#WeGotYou: examining the intersections of believability, cancel culture, and fandom (in a not-cancel case)
In 2022, Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter faced sexual assault allegations from three women. Carter, during his boyband career branded as the “innocent, young, baby” of the band, did not receive ...
https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2026.2617361
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New article in Acta Psychologica ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Sense or sensibility? Exploring the motivations behind fandom nationalism expression in China
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Sense or sensibility? Exploring the motivations behind fandom nationalism expression in China
Organized fandom has become a defining feature of contemporary subculture, sociocultural dynamics, and even political discourse. In China, however, di…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182600065X
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Dr Rebecca Williams
8 days ago
CFP: Monster Media Conference University of Edinburgh 18-19 June 2026 (abstracts due 15 March 2026)
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/...
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https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/27/monster-media-conference-2026
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Dr Rebecca Williams
9 days ago
Special Issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds 'Video Games & Horror’ Abstract deadline: 1 April 2026 Full article draft deadline: 28 July 2026
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Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds
Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds; The peer-reviewed Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds explores the cultural effects of gaming and virtual worlds across platforms and genres, as their increasing...
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-gaming-virtual-worlds#call-for-papers
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Fansplaining
23 days ago
🎉 THE BIG NEWS IS HERE 🎉 This spring, Fansplaining will relaunch as a full weekly publication, featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more, all under our longtime strapline: “By, for, and about fandom.” Check out our full announcement (in written and audio form):
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Fansplaining’s Next Chapter — Fansplaining
We’re relaunching as a weekly publication featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more—all by, for, and about fandom.
https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/fansplainings-next-chapter
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Cory Barker 🆗
10 days ago
Happy to see this article on virtual watch parties for films that were *in theaters* when COVID hit finally see the light of day in New Review of Film and TV Studies.
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Elizabeth Minkel
11 days ago
GOD a good piece about fic in a mainstream(ish) pub???? "How might we discuss fanfiction's influence on published fiction in a way that acknowledges that we get something out of fanfiction, and its related forms? Can we reach a healthier vision of the relationship between fiction and desire?"
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Fanfiction’s Total Cultural Victory | Defector
In 2012, a self-published author of erotic Twilight fanfiction, whose books had gained a large fan base online, was offered a seven-figure contract by a major American publisher. E. L. James’s Fifty S...
https://defector.com/fanfictions-total-cultural-victory
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Jess Maddox
8 days ago
Got a question about the new journal Creator and Influencer Studies? We have answers. As a friendly reminder, please do not DM me with submissions questions but email them to jessmaddox [at] uga [dot] edu
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Dr Rebecca Williams
8 days ago
Thrilled to be guest editing an issue of
@ijdisneystudies.bsky.social
on Global Disney Fandom. Currently seeking co-editors to work on the issue so please check out the call below
#FanStudies
#DisneyStudies
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Call for Guest Editors
The International Journal of Disney Studies is planning two exciting special issues (more about them below), and we’re looking to expand our guest editor teams for them! As guest editor, you would wor...
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1XDNqhfxFac-I0GrGylrwT521XBbJrOcv0JQ8zL8Ow7s/mobilebasic?pli=1
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Dr Rebecca Williams
12 days ago
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Areum Jeong 정아름
12 days ago
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Driessen, S. (2026). Invisible string(s): Exploring conspiratorial participatory practices among Swifties. Popular Communication, 1–19.
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Invisible string(s): Exploring conspiratorial participatory practices among Swifties
This study explores how Taylor Swift fans, so-called “Swifties,” engage in playful, conspiratorial participation by interpreting hidden messages and developing fan theories, especially around Swift...
https://doi.org/10.1080/15405702.2026.2617543
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Adaptation Today
13 days ago
Deadline TODAY! Remember to upload your adaptation pedagogical materials for our upcoming issue, Adaptation and Comics on Adaptation Today's website:
adaptationtoday.com/resources/pe...
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CFPs for Pedagogical Publications
The following CFPs are current calls for pedagogical materials that will be published on Adaptation Today. All materials will be peer-reviewed before publication. For questions about the CFPs or pe…
https://adaptationtoday.com/resources/pedagogical-resources/pedagogy/
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Dr Rebecca Williams
12 days ago
Deadline today ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Mikhail Koulikov
13 days ago
Expanding fan studies and anime fan studies! First time coming across this journal! "Using mediated memory theory as a framework, this study focuses on anime nostalgia communities on Bilibili, examining their digital memory practices centered around the Digimon series."
doi.org/10.1007/s406...
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Digital memory practices of anime nostalgic fan communities: from the perspective of mediated memory - International Communication of Chinese Culture
Bilibili has emerged as a hub for anime enthusiasts, particularly the youth, fostering a community rich with nostalgic childhood memories. Fans have reignited a collective sense of nostalgia through t...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40636-026-00355-4
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Fansplaining
16 days ago
Femslash fans! We* need you! (*In case you're unfamiliar, The Rec Center is a weekly newsletter of fandom articles, fanart, and fic recs run by
@elizabethminkel.bsky.social
and
@gavia.bsky.social
. It has nothing to do with Fansplaining other than being made by our editor + frequent contributor. 😅)
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Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom
17 days ago
A few days left to submit your 500-word abstract for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰 Deadline 📆 Feb 1 Find out more ▶️
transasianfan.wordpress.com
We welcome your submissions 🫶
#CallForPapers
#CFP
#Fandom
#FanStudies
#AcademicSky
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Intellect Books
21 days ago
Studying Unmade, Unseen and Unreleased Film and Television by James Fenwick and Kieran Foster is out now. It serves as a foundational text for students and those new to this field of enquiry, as well as a key reference text for established researchers. 👉
https://ow.ly/QxPT50Y09QF
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fanhackers
26 days ago
Some Great Resources for Acafannish Work – Part 1: Journals
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Some Great Resources for Acafannish Work – Part 1: Journals – Fanhackers
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Dr Rebecca Williams
14 days ago
*Gothic Studies: Call for Expressions of Interest in Editing a Special Issue* Gothic Studies is seeking expressions of interest in guest edited special issues for publication in volume 30, issues 2 and 3 (2028).
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Gothic Studies
*Gothic Studies: Call for Expressions of Interest in Editing a Special Issue* Gothic Studies is seeking expressions of interest in guest edited special issues for publication in volume 30, issues 2.....
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Mel Stanfill
13 days ago
i was interviewed for this piece about bad fan behavior around Heated Rivalry
slate.com/culture/2026...
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We Need to Talk About the Toxic Fans Ruining TV’s Breakout Hit
Heated Rivalry psychosis is real, and it’s been glorious—except for one glaring issue.
https://slate.com/culture/2026/01/heated-rivalry-show-cast-connor-storrie-hudson-williams-francois-arnaud-actors-fans.html
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CedarBough T. Saeji
14 days ago
26 Feb 7pm EASTERN Dr.
#IrinaLyan
#Kpop
#fandom
“Waving a Korean Flag: Between
#Hallyu
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Fan Studies Network North America
14 days ago
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN DO-DO-DO-DOOOOO 🎶 Last chance to submit your application to join the FSNNA Organizing Committee! Applications close TOMORROW (Jan 31 2026)!! For more info & to apply-> 🔗
forms.gle/6WT5BXkNMHjM...
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Fansplaining
18 days ago
"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place." The great
@gavia.bsky.social
returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
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The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise — Fansplaining
Romancelandia understands why the show is a hit. Why is it so hard for Hollywood to get the message?
https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/the-success-of-heated-rivalry-should-not-be-a-surprise
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Mel Stanfill
16 days ago
excited to see my article, "Waving the cancelling wand: Harry Potter fans and the cancellation of J.K. Rowling," with Guilherme Giolo and Simone Driessen, out in the world. and it's open access!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Waving the cancelling wand: Harry Potter fans and the cancellation of J.K. Rowling
The “cancelling” of celebrities is typically understood as a stark, immediate withdrawal of support. However, what happens when cancellation intersects with fandom, known to endure long after artis...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10350330.2026.2615634
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NPR
16 days ago
For years, fans have complained about what it can take to get a concert ticket: the long virtual queue waits, website crashes and high prices. Now, the artists' role in it all are being questioned.
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So you're buying tickets for Harry Styles' tour. Can artists control the prices?
For years, fans have complained about what it can take to get a concert ticket: the long virtual queue waits, website crashes and high prices. Now, the artists' role in it all are being questioned.
https://n.pr/4rc1ffs
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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier
17 days ago
The edited collection on „Studying Unmade, Unseen, and Unreleased Film and Television Histories, Theories, Methods“ by James Fenwick & Kieran Foster is out now with
@intellectbooks.bsky.social
! Glad to have contributed a chapter on „Queer Histories of the Unmade“!
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20 days ago
🚨 1 WEEK ALERT 🚨 Applications to join the FSNNA Organizing Committee close in 1 WEEK (Jan 31)! If you are interested in volunteering on the committee PLEASE make sure to fill out the form!! You can find more info & the application form here:
forms.gle/6WT5BXkNMHjM...
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FSNNA 2026 Committee Application
FSNNA held its first conference in October 2018 to gather fan studies scholars in one place to meet, share new research, and promote the study of fanworks and fan cultures. During the Covid-19…
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WIRED
20 days ago
Who cares about kids when adult collectors are willing to pay top dollar?
www.wired.com/story/legos-...
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The Lego Pokémon Line Shows Toys Are Only for Rich Adults Now
Who cares about kids when adult collectors are willing to pay top dollar?
https://www.wired.com/story/legos-pokemon-partnership-shows-toys-are-only-for-rich-adults-now/
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Dr Rebecca Williams
19 days ago
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'There's going to be a bandwagon': After Heated Rivalry, women are driving a gay erotic boom on screen
HBO's man-on-man hockey romance Heated Rivalry has been a cultural phenomenon among straight female viewers – and will likely lead to more same-sex love stories in film and TV.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20260119-after-heated-rivalry-women-are-driving-a-gay-erotic-boom-on-screen?fbclid=IwVERDUAPjSk9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4MJAUUMTNvsCdJ4FhKo9oyRIQa8EZhuKNUoka5VpaOCF1Cjo6MTYMGvyTlJQ_aem_02zRkjtXQtb0Q8u5byHEWA
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February 27th, 2026 - Workshop “Fan Practices of Memory and Remembrance” in Marburg/Germany
journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/announce...
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Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom
about 1 month ago
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! 🎉 We are still accepting abstracts for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰 Deadline ⌛ Feb 1 Submit 📖 A 500-word abstract Find out more ▶️
transasianfan.wordpress.com
We welcome your submissions 🫶
#CallForPapers
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Anastasia Glawion
about 1 month ago
Was glad to review F. Pianzola's "Digital Social Reading" for the current issue of Fandom | Cultures | Research. If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend (and it's OA)!
journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr
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Intellect Books
30 days ago
CFP: EUPOP 2026 – Spectacle Revisited Individual paper and panel contributions are invited for the thirteenth annual international conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA), 1–3 July 2026. Deadline: 28 February 2026 Find out more 👉
https://ow.ly/Qo5y50XU7zn
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Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference University of Nottingham Ningbo China Date: 23–25 October 2026
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The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference - University of Nottingham Ningbo China
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