Very excited to see our new paper from the project out in Journal of British Cinema and Television Studies, we hope you enjoy reading it! @lrjdmnr.bsky.social @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social @annaviolasborgi.bsky.social @drdaveobrien.bsky.social www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

I'm available for indexing academic volumes. Areas of specialization include fan studies, media studies, gender studies, visual culture, art history. DM if interested! Please share if you know someone who may need their monograph or edited collection indexed!

This Special Issue seeks to provide a space in which academics and practitioners can share scholarship, reviews and articles centred around the complex and wide-ranging field of video games intersecting with horror. Deadline: 1 April 2026 Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/Ufx250Y9g6V

STOP HATE FUNDRAISER IS BACK JUNE 2026 Donate Now: give.thetrevorproject.org/ParkStop

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

Really excited to have been invited to give some thoughts on the 2026 Super Bowl ads for this deep dive for Canvas8 Check out all the insights below and request access to the full report. www.canvas8.com/super-bowl-lx

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...

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...

Really excited to have been invited to give some thoughts on the 2026 Super Bowl ads for this deep dive for Canvas8 Check out all the insights below and request access to the full report. www.canvas8.com/super-bowl-lx

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

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/...

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. f-st.co/e6SGxAl

Last week on Wonkhe: Doris Ruth Eikhof offers lessons from the film and TV industry on the use of data on equalities, diversity, and inclusion in REF wonkhe.com/blogs/what-n...

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 #videogames #videogame

Another special issue of @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social on "Mickey and Minnie Mouse at 100" is also looking for 1 more guest editor to work alongside the fantastic Joel Gray & Peter Cullen Bryan. More details in the post below.

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. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/1940...

New work: a review of After Mass Media by @drtvlotz.bsky.social in Continuum. Important book for TV studies, lots to learn from it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A Welsh drag queen has set out to dazzle audiences across the UK on her new tour designed to uplift drag and queer artists

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

EXCLUSIVE: We sat down with Phantom Peak's Co-Founder and Creative Director, Nick Moran, to discuss the show's new Westfield Stratford City venue and what's in store for the townsfolk in Phantom Peak's final season at Canada Water. www.immersiverumours.com/post/exclusi...

Read an interview with James Fenwick, co-editor of Studying Unmade, Unseen and Unreleased Film and Television: Histories, Theories, Methods. A comprehensive study uncovering the hidden histories of film and television projects abandoned despite major investment. Read it 👉https://ow.ly/Pav650Y7FIV

New article in Acta Psychologica ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Sense or sensibility? Exploring the motivations behind fandom nationalism expression in China #FanStudies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/1035...

Another special issue of @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social on "Mickey and Minnie Mouse at 100" is also looking for 1 more guest editor to work alongside the fantastic Joel Gray & Peter Cullen Bryan. More details in the post below.

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 docs.google.com/document/u/0...

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/...

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

Film and high-end television production spend in the UK hit £6.8 billion last year, representing a 22% increase on 2024, according to analysis by the British Film Institute (BFI).

Looking forward to presenting a paper on 'Minion Music: Spatial Transmedia, Soundscapes, and Immersion at Universal Studios Orlando’s Despicable Me-themed Land’, at the Sonic Cartographies: Mapping Music and Sound in Theme Parks conference in June. themeparkmusicandsound.org

Special Issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds 'Video Games & Horror’ Abstract deadline: 1 April 2026 Full article draft deadline: 28 July 2026 www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

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?"

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.

The voting period for the 2026 SCMS election is now open and will close on February 27. To participate, one must be an active member and logged in. Get involved and vote for your representatives! Learn more here: cmstudies.org/page/Election2026

Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….

Call for ECC 2028 host (deadline extended to 16 February 2026)! ECREA opened a call for proposals for the hosting and organisation of the 12th edition of the European Communication Conferences.

AI “deadbots” aim to replace the dead—and raise plenty of ethical issues, Charley Burlock argues. “Perhaps the biggest question is how such a product might shift our experience of personal grief and collective memory.”

🎉 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):

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Driessen, S. (2026). Invisible string(s): Exploring conspiratorial participatory practices among Swifties. Popular Communication, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/1540...

Next week!

New edited collection #DisneyStudies Disney and Popular Culture A Celebration of 100 Years of Disney Amanda Rutherford & Sarah Baker link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

EXCLUSIVE: James Wan & Leigh Whannell tell Bloody Disgusting that Jigsaw will be back in the next SAW movie. "We’re not going to give too much away, but we don’t think you can make a Saw movie without Jigsaw," Wan tells us. "That’s the bottom line." bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3...

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. 😅)

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...

Deadline today ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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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