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Intellect Books
16 days ago
Intellect is pleased to present Explorations in Media Ecology 25.1, the 25th Anniversary Volume! Including ‘Grief and healing through tattoos: Memorial tattoo narratives and the attitudes behind them’ by Joseph Robert Nicola. 👉
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/eme/25/1
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8 days ago
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Kpop Demon Hunters World Tour confirmed!
Get ready to put your hands up, up, UP! - because a Kpop Demon Hunters global concert tour is coming!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c9weyn71d9yo
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Swapnil Rai
4 days ago
Happy to share the latest episode of the Global Media Podchat with Prof. Henry Jenkins. Umich MA student Chenxi and I discuss two of his latest books with him, Fandom as Audience and Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination. Take a listen
@umich.edu
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Author Conversations: Henry Jenkins : Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zuzYV9ST4pRLJ1QZyWfCi?si=Z7mvVhCjR8aRR63gj0Tb5w
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Fansplaining
4 days ago
Our latest piece is live! The great
@prof-anne.bsky.social
writes about the Good Omens series finale as a sort of metatextual gesture to fans—and especially fanfiction. "Good Omens’ final scenes are not subtle about their allegory of fanfic empowerment." Read or listen to an audio version:
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Good Omens’ Final Love Letter to Fanfiction
The author is dead. Long live the authors.
https://fansplaining.com/good-omens-final-love-letter-to-fanfiction/
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Daniel Cavicchi
10 days ago
Abstract for “‘A Dear Child with Many Names’: An Introduction to Expanding the History of Fandom”, by Daniel Cavicchi and Stephan Michael Schröder.
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Dr Rebecca Williams
5 days ago
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Martin Zhang: The Future of Sports Fandom in Asia | Canvas8
https://www.canvas8.com/blog/2026/may/martin-zhang-the-future-of-sports-fandom-in-asia
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Fansplaining
6 days ago
In our latest,
@soila.bsky.social
writes about the complicated ways colonialism and cultural hegemony can separate English (for fanfiction, fun) from non-native speakers' local languages (for Serious Literature, everyday life). Read or listen to an audio version:
fansplaining.com/the-elation-...
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Dr Rebecca Williams
6 days ago
Deadline extended to June 1 2026 🚨
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Daniel Cavicchi
6 days ago
In “The Search for a Deep Time of Theatrical Fandom,” Peter W. Marx explores the historical implications of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century theater’s recirculation of older forms adoration and veneration.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Daniel Cavicchi
8 days ago
“Naming Historical Fans” summarizes my research on the range of English-language terms used to describe an avid person before “fan” emerged in the 1880s.
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Belfekih, C., & Lachheb, M. (2026). Between stands and margins: Gendered hierarchies and intra-gender dynamics in Tunisian female football fandom. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 0(0).
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Between stands and margins: Gendered hierarchies and intra-gender dynamics in Tunisian female football fandom - Chiraz Belfekih, Monia Lachheb, 2026
This study explores the gendered dynamics that structure football fandom in Tunisia, a social arena historically framed by male norms and practices. By examinin...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10126902261434048
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Can online fan fiction platforms counter the literacy crisis?
Despite the denigration of fan fiction, audience-driven sites like Wattpad and Archive of Our Own suggest they can counter the literacy crisis
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/570850/can-online-fan-fiction-platforms-counter-the-literacy-crisis/?fbclid=Iwb21leAR0TVljbGNrBHRNU2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHg6yUxHBCSbVFy0w8bpNd80Y7meIiQ_b-ViuRX1haHyb1RLFOXoihxrCkT7C_aem_f1Xh7v1pYRjUV3eMzQDA0g
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New article in Review of International Studies ‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture. Zoë Jay
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‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-international-studies/article/if-it-makes-you-happy-it-cant-be-that-bad-liberal-enjoyment-and-complicity-in-popular-culture/67E440D509B52781A044CD4B26A5D044#article
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Dr Suzanne Black
9 days ago
Request for information: I had a request from a prospective PhD student who is looking to work on fanfiction and AI writing. Do you know anyone who might be in a position to receive a proposal about this? (I cannot supervise PhD students myself.) Thanks.
@fanstudies.bsky.social
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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG
11 days ago
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).
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Dr Suzanne Black
12 days ago
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...
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Fansplaining
11 days ago
"There are currently only three fanfics on the Archive of Our Own written in Swahili." In our latest,
@soila.bsky.social
writes about the dominance of English in fandom and especially fic, including the perspectives of fellow fans in Kenya, Nigeria, and Burundi. Read or listen to an audio version:
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The Elation and Anxiety of Reading Fic in Your Native Tongue
For fans in Kenya, Nigeria, and Burundi, “uncringing” non-English fanfiction is an endeavor in decolonialism.
https://fansplaining.com/the-elation-and-anxiety-of-reading-fic-in-your-native-tongue/
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Fan Studies Network North America
11 days ago
SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!! this is your reminder that the deadline to submit to present at the 2026 FSNNA
#FanStudies
conference is THIS SUNDAY (May 17)!
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James Welker
10 days ago
Hybrid Lecture: Transgender Bodies in Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece and Its Fandom Nemo Madeleine Sugimoto Martin Wednesday, 20 May 2026 15:30–17:00 Kanagawa University, Minatomirai Campus, Yokohama Details:
human.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/kenkyu/sympo...
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New article in International Journal of Cultural Studies ⬇️⬇️⬇️ The AI-mediated gamification of affective labor: The reconfiguration of participatory fan production in human–community–machine interactions Jie Cui
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13678779261448882
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Mechademia
16 days ago
The program for the Mechademia 2026 conference is now available. We look forward to seeing you in Singapore soon!
www.mechademia.net/2026/05/07/m...
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Mechademia 2026 conference program now available
The conference program for Mechademia 2026 is now available, both as an online spreadsheet and a downloadable PDF. We look forward to seeing you in Singapore soon!
https://www.mechademia.net/2026/05/07/mechademia-2026-conference-program-now-available/
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Dr Rebecca Williams
13 days ago
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The Beatles fan experience to open at 3 Savile Row in London in 2027
Building where the band played their last gig to become visitor experience
https://blooloop.com/beatles-fan-experience-savile-row/
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Daniel Cavicchi
13 days ago
NEW BOOK: Admirers, Fanciers and Devotees: The Early History of Fandom. E-book version released today:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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New article in Alphabet ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Between Faith and Fandom: Hijabi Women Engaging with Queer Manhwa in Digital Media
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Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies
16 days ago
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
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Dr Rebecca Williams
16 days ago
Been sitting on this news for a little while but I'm so excited to be talking on a panel on "Fandom Fluency" at the upcoming Popcultr Marketing Summit which runs alongside the MCM Comic Con in London.
#FanStudies
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The UK's only dedicated B2B marketing summit for pop culture. Free entry. 23 May 2026, ExCeL London, inside MCM Comic Con.
https://popcultr.events/may26
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Baumgartner, S. E., & Kühne, R. (2026). Why Do Users Stop Pleasurable Media Experiences? The Dynamics of Media Experiences and Their Impact on Media Disengagement. Communication Research, 53(4), 455-477.
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00936502241233017
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Benson-Allott, C. (2026). One Fan’s Shame: On Living With Loving Below Deck. Television & New Media, 0(0).
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One Fan’s Shame: On Living With Loving Below Deck - Caetlin Benson-Allott, 2026
Shame is an existentially threatening emotion that challenges extant theories of television reception and fandom. As a feminist and a fan of Bravo’s occu-soap B...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/15274764261434875
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Mel Stanfill
17 days ago
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.
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“AI is not a fan”: media fan responses to generative AI between consent and callouts
Through a survey of 2,627 media fans about generative AI, I find overwhelmingly negative sentiment despite nuanced distinctions across different AI applications and differences by demographic facto...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15295036.2026.2659739
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Aja Romano
17 days ago
Had a great conversation about Chinese CP fans with Nicoletta! We talked about everything from Xiao Zhan and AO3 to the military's crackdown on Linghe's beautiful face in Pursuit of Jade, but of course that's all background for this piece.
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It’s a Fandom Thing
17 days ago
In this special interview episode, Erin sits down with Fansplaining's editor-in-chief, Elizabeth Minkel, and editor and writer Lin Codega, to discuss the relaunch of
@fansplaining.bsky.social
as an independent, subscriber-supported journalistic publication.
#Fandom
#Podcast
#Fansplaining
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The International Journal of Disney Studies
17 days ago
ANNOUNCING: volume 2.1 of the International Journal of Disney Studies! MEET our excellent new editor, INDULGE in intersections with public speaking, CHERISH old fairy tales, KINDLE you knowledge of female violence, ENJOY the wild frontier, YEARN for more here:
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
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International Journal of Disney Studies | Intellect
The International Journal of Disney Studies examines the Walt Disney Company, a media conglomerate that impacts our global culture. This peer-reviewed journal draws from a variety of academic and indu...
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ijds/browse
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Call for Chapters and Symposium Contributions: Small Screens, Big Stories
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Call for Chapters and Symposium Contributions: Small Screens, Big Stories
Call for contributions exploring micro-drama, mobile-first storytelling, seriality and screen culture for Evolution of Story IV.
https://evolutionofstory.info/cfp-small-screens-big-stories/
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Dr Harriet Fletcher
18 days ago
Have been enjoying
@dazeddigital.com
coverage of the
#DevPatel
lookalike competition over on Instagram! I'll be talking more about the actor's fan appeal at
@angliaruskin.bsky.social
Internet Boyfriends symposium later this month! Details here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internet-b...
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Fortant, E. (2026). Building intimacy with fans: A comparative study of self-presentation strategies of crowdfunded musicians on Patreon and YouTube. New Media & Society, 0(0).
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14614448261444346
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Dr Rebecca Williams
19 days ago
Online research seminar Ludic Pilgrimages: how videogames remake heritage tourism Dr Dale Leorke Fri 15 May 2026 • ⏰ 14:00–16:00 (UK)
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Ludic Pilgrimages: how videogames remake heritage tourism
What happens when a videogame’s version of a place meets the place itself? Centre researcher Dr Dale Leorke examines how heritage sites across China and Japan negotiate their entanglement with the vid...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLBGhLwMyeKXK-ITv4ZOqiJd8ysSwOE4KU_Y329rWw_rTGTg/viewform
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Mel Stanfill
20 days ago
A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy: The Construction of Authorship in Transmedia Franchises is **56% off** through May 15 (the discount shows up when you put it in your cart). a good chance to grab it if you've been considering!
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Po...
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A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy
Increasingly over the past decade, fan credentials on the part of writers, directors, and producers have come to be seen as a guarantee of quality media making—the “fanboy auteur. ” Figures like Joss ...
https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Portrait-of-the-Auteur-as-Fanboy
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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG
20 days ago
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!
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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.
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CFP: Star Wars at 50: Forces, Forms Legacies
2027 marks the 50th anniversary of the film now generally known as Episode IV: A New Hope, the first instalment in the hugely successful Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. As beloved as i…
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New chapter on Computational Analysis: Fanfiction as Literary Reception - Julia Neugarten In: Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies Edited by Jeroen Dera, Anna Oerlemans, and Frederik Van Dam
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Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies by edited by Jeroen Dera, Anna Oerlemans, and Frederik Van Dam | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Turning reading into research: Researching literature through its reception.Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies is the first handbook that offers a systematic, hands-on guide to the study.....
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9789462705227/research-methods-in-literary-reception-studies/#bookTabs=1
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21 days ago
Funding Call from XR Network+ 🚨 Future Live Fan Experiences R&D Challenge End date: 29 May 2026
xrnetworkplus.xrstories.co.uk/grant/future...
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Future Live Fan Experiences R&D Challenge - XR Network+
Funding and support for UK university-led project teams to develop the next wave of fan experiences across live events.
https://xrnetworkplus.xrstories.co.uk/grant/future-live-fan-experiences-rd-challenge/
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The Livies fandom is devoted to Olivia Rodrigo. They are also devoted to each other. In honor of Olivia’s Cosmopolitan cover, we went to the people running her biggest fan accounts to find out how a fan base becomes a family.
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We Talked to the Livies Who Run Olivia Rodrigo’s Biggest Fan Accounts (and No, They Don't Sleep) (Exclusive)
Olivia Rodrigo’s fans have her back—and each other’s, too. Here’s how the major stan accounts juggle 12-hour posting days, financing each other’s medical GoFundMes, and raising money for refugees, all...
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a71151838/olivia-rodrigo-fandom-livies-interview/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARhRf5jbGNrBGFF-mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHinpv0bK7iZEADAnyPeOUWgZDry7qJANWKpqbP3AJDdih_deEX9CHJCpGuTG_aem_e4JyuuY3LK0nd9SsEAENPQ&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhb7szm72
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Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom
24 days ago
📍How does one get to the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium? Search for our venue, AS7 Shaw Foundation Building On Google Maps 🔗
maps.app.goo.gl/tdGwDKe62FXN...
or scan the QR code📲
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#FanStudies
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#KPop
#kpopfandom
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Jo, Hanki and Choi, Areum (2026) "From Affective Placemaking to Fandom Activism: A Reinterpretation of Contents Tourism in the Context of K-Drama Fandom," Kritika Kultura: No. 49, Article 16.
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Fansplaining
25 days ago
It's our launch day—so of course we had to start things off with a bang. 😎 Editor (& footnote lover)
@lincodega.com
goes deep on The Pitt and the elements that make it ripe for fanfic. (With a little critique of all those bad Pitt fandom pieces along the way.) Read or listen to an audio version:
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The Pitt Fandom Phenomenon
The three things you need to build a juggernaut fanfic community: popularity, modularity, and intimacy.
https://fansplaining.com/the-pitt-fandom-phenomenon/
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Journal of Popular Romance Studies
25 days ago
⌛ Just a bit over a month left to send in your proposals for JPRS Special Issue on Sport Romance. Don't miss out on this opportunity!
#RomanceResearch
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Dr Harriet Fletcher
25 days ago
On 22 May, I'll be presenting a paper on
#DevPatel
at this brilliant conference on
#Internetboyfriends
! You can sign up to attend on Eventbrite here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internet-b...
#celebritystudies
#starstudies
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New special issue ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Ahn, Soongbeum and Roy, Ratan Kumar (2026) "Introduction: Homo Connectus and Fandom Activism: Fansumers as Cultural Transmitters," Kritika Kultura: No. 49, Article 10.
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Introduction: Homo Connectus and Fandom Activism: Fansumers as Cultural Transmitters
The transformation of fandom in the age of digital media and hyperconnectivity calls for renewed scholarly attention. Earlier studies of participatory culture highlighted the role of the “prosumer,” w...
https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss49/10/
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Dr Rebecca Williams
26 days ago
Far too much discussion of AI but a few interesting bits on fandom and marketing here
variety.com/2026/biz/new...
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Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit Takeaways: How to Market at the Speed of AI, Work With Creators and Make Campaigns Authentic Because ‘Fans Are Smart, It Has to Feel Real’
Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit in Los Angeles, presented by Deloitte, brought together influential marketers, creatives and brand leaders.
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/variety-entertainment-marketing-summit-recap-1236727891/?mvt=i&mvn=65c44b046e4b48adbeb818d3909247d1&mvp=NA-VARI-11240264&mvl=%20%5BHomepage%20Most%20Popular%5D
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Call For Papers Video Games and Animation: A One-Day Conference University for the Creative Arts, Farnham Friday 19 June 2026
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Video Games and Animation – a one-day conference – 19 June 2025
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