Anthony Dannar, PhD
@anthonydannar.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Communciation and Media Studies at Tuskegee University
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG
14 days ago
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My article in
@illsp.bsky.social
on the intersection of right-wing violence and fan performances has just been published.
add a skeleton here at some point
14 days ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Illiberalism Studies Program
14 days ago
New piece!
@anthonydannar.bsky.social
on how the acts and aesthetics of right-wing extremism mirror the performances and practices often associated with fandom.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
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When Fandom Meets Violence: The Intersection of Political Extremism and Tactical Embodied Performance in Modern Politics | illiberalism.org
Anthony Dannar on how the acts and aesthetics of right-wing extremism mirror the performances and practices often associated with fandom.
https://www.illiberalism.org/when-fandom-meets-violence-the-intersection-of-political-extremism-and-tactical-embodied-performance-in-modern-politics/
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Does this make me your number one fan
@jimmypardo.com
?
@nevernotfunny.com
27 days ago
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Very excited to be a part of this intriguing panel with some very smart people at
@scmstudies.bsky.social
. "Apolitical Media: Entertainment, Comedy, and Politics in a Fragmented Media Landscape"
@scmsfaas.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Dr. Doom almost ready for
#dragoncon
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#dragonconcosplay
5 months ago
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Happy to announce that my book chapter in "Beyond Fandom: The Dark Side of Social Media Discourse" just released. Check out the whole book!
#fanstudies
@scmsfaas.bsky.social
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5 months ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Dr Bethan Jones (she/her)
9 months ago
.
@anthonydannar.bsky.social
proposes reactionary fanboy auterism as an emerging model of authorship.
#scms25
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I can not recommend this book enough. James by Percival Elliot.
9 months ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Dr Bethan Jones (she/her)
9 months ago
Last up is
@alfredmartin.bsky.social
, looking awesome as ever, talking about how notions of canonicity/taste affect how about how we talk about media and how Black cultural texts get canonised in Black poular culture. Al's new book is, I believe, available in the exhibition hall at
#scms25
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Dr Bethan Jones (she/her)
9 months ago
.
@simoned.bsky.social
talks about the differences practices, techniques and strategies that can be used in fanspiracy and we see these in Swift fandom as well as e.g. QAnon. Simone had talked to Swifties across the globe and asked about Easter egg hunting which she's focusing on today.
#scms25
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Today, I presented my paper building off "reactionary fandom"
@melstanfill.bsky.social
and "fanboy autuerism"
@iheartfatapollo.bsky.social
to explore "reactionary fanboy auteurism."
9 months ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Dr Bethan Jones (she/her)
9 months ago
Paper two is
@linenybro.bsky.social
and Katrine Pedersen (Line is here in spirit not in person) presenting on work funded by the Horizon Europe-funded SMIDGE. Unfortunately someone next door is playing a video and the walls are very thin.
#scms25
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Dr Bethan Jones (she/her)
9 months ago
And our panel is starting! First up is
@anthonydannar.bsky.social
, giving a shout out to a new collection on fandom edited by
@natalieleclue.bsky.social
which me and
@simoned.bsky.social
also have a chapter in.
#scms25
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Looking forward to presenting my paper today.
@scmstudies.bsky.social
#scms25
9 months ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Parker Bach
10 months ago
🗣️New Communication Theory article! With
@carolynschmitt.bsky.social
and
@shannimcg.bsky.social
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
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Looking for literature discussing or highlighting fan bases of different celebrities/films/shows engaging with each other through cross promotion or online spaces?
@fanstudies.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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Very excited to start my first semester at Tuskegee University.
12 months ago
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Very much looking forward to talking about not-so-good things with good people.
#scms25
@scmsfaas.bsky.social
@scmstudies.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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I am very excited that our panel "Reactionary Politics, Fandom and Participatory World Building" was accepted by
@scmstudies.bsky.social
. I'm looking forward to presenting with some very smart people:
@linepetersen.bsky.social
@memorieschild.bsky.social
, Simone Driessen, and Katrine Pedersen.
about 1 year ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
about 1 year ago
Acceptance notices are out & registration is now open! You can now book at our conference hotels, apply for eligible grants & subsidies, review travel guidance, reserve reception spaces, and more! Visit
cmstudies.org
for more information about #SCMS25 in Chicago, IL from April 3-6, 2025.
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Mel Stanfill
about 1 year ago
hello
#SCMS25
acceptance! come see me, Benjamin Woo, Kathryn Fedchun,
@svegaard.bsky.social
, and
@mediamarknz.bsky.social
talk about media fandom and governance
#fanstudies
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Sadie Witkowski, PhD
about 1 year ago
I told yall to keep an eye on the feed! Exciting news about season 3 and more 👀
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Season 3 Promo & News!
Podcast Episode · In Defense of Fandom · 11/19/2024 · 8m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-defense-of-fandom/id1674695211?i=1000677424299
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I can officially announce that I am now an Assistant Professor of Communication at Tuskegee University! I am looking forward to starting my tenure at this historic institution.
about 1 year ago
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Anthony Dannar, PhD
Shannon McGregor, PhD
about 1 year ago
For those further interested in the political emptiness of polarization, you can read the longer, more academic screed that
@dkreiss.bsky.social
& I published. It’s
#openaccess
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Wolverine cosplay from DragonCon.
about 1 year ago
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I am happy to announce that the @UIowaPress has offered me a contract for my first research monograph, "We Ain't Playing Nice : Reactionary Fandom, Playful Platforms, and the White Masculine Crusader fan identity
about 1 year ago
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