So happy Wales Goes Pop is back next year!!

The special issue of Critical Studies in Television on the 40th anniversary of EastEnders that I edited with the fantastic Christine Geraghty is now officially out! 6 great articles & an Editorial, all open access! journals.sagepub.com/toc/CST/curr...

NEW CFP ALERT 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Music Fandom guest edited by @jenessawilliams.bsky.social & @lucykbennett.bsky.social at the follow link: buff.ly/YDOflaI...! Deadline is 01/01/2026!

Yn ddiweddar, cafodd @lucykbennett.bsky.social ei chyfweld am allu digamsyniol Taylor Swift i gysylltu merched a menywod o bob oedran. Darllenwch ragor am hyn ⤵️ tinyurl.com/mw28ty6x

@lucykbennett.bsky.social was recently interviewed about Taylor Swift’s enduring ability to connect to girls and women of all ages. Read more on this⤵️ tinyurl.com/mw28ty6x

Featuring comments from @lucykbennett.bsky.social #FanStudies www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

NEW CFP ALERT 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Music Fandom guest edited by @jenessawilliams.bsky.social & @lucykbennett.bsky.social at the follow link: buff.ly/YDOflaI...! Deadline is 01/01/2026!

@lucykbennett.bsky.social was recently interviewed about music fandom and fashion at concerts. Read the article ⤵️ tinyurl.com/nrwnmxbb

Calling all music fandom researchers; hit us with your best ideas!

NEW CFP ALERT 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Music Fandom guest edited by @jenessawilliams.bsky.social & ‪@lucykbennett.bsky.social at the follow link: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...! Deadline is 01/01/2026!

Thank you to The Swiftie who gave me the “Fight the Power” bracelet. I been wearing it every day and every show. But today a little Swiftie gave me a “flavor flav” bracelet,,, so imma gonna have to trade with her 🫶🏾

@lucykbennett.bsky.social recently appeared on BBC One's Points of View programme to talk about Glastonbury. Watch the episode ⤵️ tinyurl.com/y9wwbbdx

Yn ddiweddar bu @lucykbennett.bsky.social yn siarad am Glastonbury ar raglen Points of View BBC One. Gwyliwch y bennod ⤵️ tinyurl.com/y9wwbbdx

Catatonia. Manic Street Preachers. Super Furry Animals.... Author @neilcollins1986.bsky.social joins us on 17th July to discuss International Velvet: How Wales Conquered the '90s Charts, alongside special guest, music writer Bill Cummings. Tickets are free! 🔗 tinyurl.com/yrcxyc5e

I have a new open access article out in Participations “Girlscape” themed issue! It was a lot of work to get it right but I’m so pleased with how it’s turned out and I can’t wait to read the other articles 🥰 www.participations.org/21-01-05-buc...

Please check out the new History of Fandom website, part of a transnational initiative to foster greater connection between researchers and projects focused on fandom’s past. More updates soon! #fanstudies #historicalfandom #historyoffandom #fanhistoryinitiative www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/nor...

I’m quoted in this article about a great new project on music tourism & fandom I’ve been collaborating on 🤩https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-interactive-digital-map-reveals-35273340

There's still time to register! This Thursday is #FanLIS2025! If you're interested in #libraries, information science and #fandom, check out our 5th anniversary symposium! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fanlis-202... #FanLIS #FanStudies

I'm joining @drrossgarner.bsky.social and @direjackalope.bsky.social for an edited collection on the Pokémon franchise. We already have many great chapters but are seeking some more in specific areas. Check out the targeted CFP below & pls share widely! rebeccawilliams.org/2025/05/17/1...

New article in Continuum ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Zaborowski, R., & Bennett, L. (2025). #Runningupthathill, revival and popular music fandom on TikTok. Continuum, 39(3), 450–461. #FanStudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Llongyfarchiadau / Congratulations @lucykbennett.bsky.social 👏

One more week to submit your abstracts for the East Asian pop culture workshop happening at NUS, Singapore, this September! Hit the link for details on abstract submission! ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...

NEWS: Music Fans’ Voice survey results revealed! Enthusiasm high, concerns around dynamic pricing, cancellations and venue closures The results of the Music Fans’ Voice survey have been released providing a unique insight into the behaviours, perceptions, concerns, motivations and opinions of the…

Music Fans’ Voice survey offers encouragement for live music A survey of more than 8,100 live-music fans in the UK forms the basis for a ‘Music Fans’ Voice’ report published this morning.

'Ultimately, this is is a place built of real things. Things you can touch and smell. Things you can hold in your hand and wonder who else once held it in theirs.' We went behind the scenes of one of Wales' much loved record shops as it shuts its doors for the final time

My latest book is out in the world! An edited collection with two fantastic co-editors on one of my favourite films 🎄🎃🎄🎃 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/nightmare... #nightmarebeforechristmas #academia #thisacademiclife #newbook #bloomsburypublishing

Probably the most fun I had recording a podcast! Thanks to @giagia.co.uk and Tim Vermeulen for inviting me to come on and ramble about #fandoms and #fancultures! 40. Fandom - Bertha Chin open.substack.com/pub/theclust...

OK so this just happened! ✊🔥😎 “Stars including Sir Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles & Stormzy call on the PM to help save Cardiff University's school of music. The department with a global reputation is earmarked for closure under proposed cuts.” www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...

American students define “fan" for a fellow student from Japan, 1923: “...A fan is a person utterly devoted to some pursuit." "Fans keep posted on all the latest news." "They never tire of interesting everybody else." "In other words, a fan is an enthusiast….” (The Epworth Era, Oct. 1923: 57).

Excited to get the Routledge Companion to Media Fandom 2nd edition today, edited by Melissa Click & @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social! Featuring so many brilliant chapters & scholars, so honoured to have my chapter on the use of surveys in fan studies amongst them 🤩

Great opportunity here for a music fandom & Taylor Swift review 🤩🎵 ⬇️⬇️

My new article, co-authored with @zaborowski.bsky.social & focused on Kate Bush fandom on TikTok is now out 🎵

As well as publishing a new journal article, Dr Bennett has also co-edited a digital collection for @icsjournal.bsky.social on Popular Music. Read more about this⤵️ tinyurl.com/4vdun8pk

One of our lecturers, @lucykbennett.bsky.social, has published a new journal article which talks about the revival and popular music fandom on TikTok. Read more ⤵️ tinyurl.com/d4a3b4s4

#AI, copyright, government proposals & #TechBros - @maxrichtermusic.bsky.social @imogenheapsort.bsky.social @theanchoress.bsky.social @crispinhunt.bsky.social @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social @lucykbennett.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/03/05/o...

📢Music fans in Wales - if you care about live music, please fill this survey in for our project! This closes today. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿This is your chance to get your voice heard! 🎸You can access it here: musicfansvoice.uk

NEWS: #MylesSmithUK, #lastdinnerparty and #EzraCollective call to protect music venues & youth clubs at the #BRITs2025 Have your say with the #musicfans survey that closes today! www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/03/03/n...

Calling music fans in the UK!🎵 Only a few days left to take part in this nationwide anonymous survey & help shape the future of live music in the UK ⭐️🎸 musicfansvoice.uk

Here is my video of the 4 REM members playing tonight @remhq.bsky.social youtu.be/qZOgPcnTbZ8?...

Beautiful Caerphilly today 😍 @thebigphill.bsky.social

Calling music fans in the UK!🎵 Only a few days left to take part in this nationwide anonymous survey & help shape the future of live music in the UK ⭐️🎸 musicfansvoice.uk

HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LIVE MUSIC - DAY OF ACTION Take the first-ever Music Fans’ Voice survey and add your voice to help inform decision making in Government, the music industry and city regions around the UK on how to support all areas of live music. Go to musicfansvoice.uk

Are you a music fan in the UK? If so, please fill in this anonymous survey, to help shape the future of live music! musicfansvoice.uk

Calling all music fans in the UK! 🎵🎸 Please fill in this survey to have your say on live music! It will only take 15 mins & all responses are anonymous. This is a great chance to shape the future of live music in the UK! 🤩🎤🎶 Survey link: musicfansvoice.uk

Oh hey, the book that me, @simoned.bsky.social and @benlitherland.bsky.social co-edited is up on Iowa's website! uipress.uiowa.edu/books/partic...

Affect in Fandom is out soon, which I co-edited with great colleagues! It's an open-access book with splendid scholarship on fan fic, cosplay and games. How do feelings, texts and memories shape fandom? What do fans create, and why? Find out in March! #mediastudies www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Live music is nothing without its fans, and right now music lovers have the chance to shape its future. The Music Fans’ Voice survey is giving live music fans across the board a real say in how it is supported in the UK.

The Fan Studies Network is deeply saddened to share the news that Mark Duffett passed away on 15 February after a short illness. Mark's work was incredibly influential in the field but more than that he was a kind and generous scholar who offered his support to so many of us.

So sad at the news of the sad loss of Dr Mark Duffett. He was such a wonderful friend & colleague. He helped so many people in fan studies, popular music studies & beyond. Such a big loss, I will miss him so much 😭

Calling all music fans in the UK! 🎵🎸 Please fill in this survey to have your say on live music! It will only take 15 mins & all responses are anonymous. This is a great chance to shape the future of live music in the UK! 🤩🎤🎶 Survey link: musicfansvoice.uk