New edited collection with several chapters on zines and fandom ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Queer Print Cultures Resistance, Subversion, and Community Edited by Javier Samper Vendrell and Vance Byrd #FanStudies utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Queer Print Cultures - University of Toronto Press

Resistance, Subversion, and Community

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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Knackmuhs, E. (2026). D.B. CooperCon: The confluence of serious leisure, fan studies and true crime. Leisure Studies, 1–12. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/0261...

D.B. CooperCon: The confluence of serious leisure, fan studies and true crime

This study investigated fan identification and serious leisure of attendees at CooperCon, a gathering of researchers, experts and other enthusiasts interested in the infamous and unsolved 1971 D.B....

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I was interviewed for this @nytimes.com article exploring Ariana Grande's decision to step back from public life & the wider questions it raises about celebrity, public scrutiny and the relationship between artists and fan communities. #fanstudies

The New York Times@nytimes.com · yesterday

Ariana Grande's upcoming break from public life seems intended to quiet online discourse about her physical appearance. In an age of parasocial fandom, she is not the first celebrity to set boundaries for their adoring, sometimes obsessive fans.

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Dr. Aurélie Petit 👩🏻‍💻✨@aurelievpetit.bsky.social · 3w ago

✨🎀 NEW CFP: The Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures symposium (supported by the University of Tokyo, Media, Gender, and Sexualities Study Group) is coming back for its third edition!!!✨🎀 📩 Send us your abstract by August 15 at popculturesjapan@gmail.com✨ Share widely!

TWC / SCMS Fan and Audience Studies group graduate student essay contest journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...

📢 CFP: Convergence special issue "Algorithmic Sociality: Platforms, Connection, and the Reconfiguration of Digital Relations." 📅 Abstract deadline: 1 October 2026 Full CFP: journals.sagepub.com/page/con/cal...

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Even as the band has changed and reinvented itself, the Grateful Dead's fanbase has proven to be uniquely and consistently renewable — a cosmic inheritance passed down from one generation to the next, welcoming younger Deadheads with open arms. n.pr/4fFshZY

How Deadheads became rock and roll's greatest renewable resource

Even as the band has changed and reinvented itself, the Grateful Dead's fanbase has proven to be uniquely and consistently renewable — a cosmic inheritance passed down from one generation to the next, welcoming younger Deadheads with open arms.

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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Rui Mateus. (2026). Mapping Middle-earth: Cartographic Representations and Transmedia Storytelling in The Lord of the Rings Online. VIA PANORAMICA: Revista De Estudos Anglo-Americanos A Journal of Anglo-American Studies, 15(1). ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/VP...

New edited collection with several chapters on zines and fandom ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Queer Print Cultures Resistance, Subversion, and Community Edited by Javier Samper Vendrell and Vance Byrd #FanStudies utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Queer Print Cultures - University of Toronto Press

Resistance, Subversion, and Community

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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Kearns, C., Sinclair, G., Rosati, P., Doidge, M., Black, J., Fletcher, T., … Leoni Santos, G. (2026). How do football fans experience online abuse? Impacts, responses and implications. Leisure Studies, 1–23. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/0261...

How do football fans experience online abuse? Impacts, responses and implications

Online abuse, especially in the context of sport and leisure, is a growing and required area of study. Athletes, journalists and officials have been notably subject to various forms of abuse on maj...

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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Knackmuhs, E. (2026). D.B. CooperCon: The confluence of serious leisure, fan studies and true crime. Leisure Studies, 1–12. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/0261...

D.B. CooperCon: The confluence of serious leisure, fan studies and true crime

This study investigated fan identification and serious leisure of attendees at CooperCon, a gathering of researchers, experts and other enthusiasts interested in the infamous and unsolved 1971 D.B....

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The new issue of Scholarly Editing is out with some fantastic articles! www.scholarlyediting.org/issues/43/ It makes me think about how we could do this kind of work in #FanStudies to make scholarly editions (physical or digital) of fanfiction. Is anyone doing this already? I would love to know.

Volume 43

Volume 43 amply represents the editorial board’s interest in resuscitating, sustaining, and investigating eclectic, understudied materials. Readers will discover digital humanities innovations, critic...

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If you were sad to have missed the symposium 'Mapping the Canon: Quantitative Approaches to Literary History' (organized by @jbrottrager.bsky.social), the contribution by @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social and myself is now available on Zenodo! #fanfiction #omegaverse #canon zenodo.org/records/2162...

hey #fanstudies folks, come work with me at @journal.transformativeworks.org! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...

Dream job for someone! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

So chuffed with Acacia Chan’s generous review of my “Fanfiction meets the Bible” book for the Review of Biblical Literature — www.sblcentral.org/home/bookDet... (paywall, screenshots attached). Ignore the price, it’s now out in paperback for $36. Also happy to help people access it, send me a dm.

⚠️ To Be Continued... is coming in September! Two days + four panels = this SIXTH EDITION of the virtual highlight of our scholarly calendar! Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorising Serials & Adaptations ...since 2021 🕰️ Info & registration 💻 www.monash.edu/arts/media-f...

Call for Abstracts - Fandom | Cultures | Research Themed Issue 2-27: Upstairs, Downstairs: Television and Platforms Between Seduction and Agency #FanStudies journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/announce...

T&T faculty member @melstanfill.bsky.social recently published "The Platformization of Fandom and its Discontents: Understanding Platform Harms Through the Archive of Our Own." Take a look! ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Starting to get stuck in with my teaching prep... any other useful suggestions?

Dr Naomi Jacobs@ladylark.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I am also teaching (undergraduate) #FanStudies this year, for the first time officially! What should I not forget to include?

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Park, H., Chung, E., & Seo, J. (2026). Paradoxical intimacy between virtual idols and fans in South Korea: A case study of PLAVE and PLLI. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 32(4). #FanStudies journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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My new article for the Conversation & Independent newspaper on indie sleaze, music fandom & digital culture 🌟

The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 3mo ago

The original indie sleaze moment emerged in the early-mid 2000s, connecting with music, fashion, nightlife and online culture.

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ The triumphs and tragedies of fandom: Emotional arcs in NFL tweets Elisabeth Kollrack, Michael V. Arnold, Peter Sheridan Dodds, Christopher M. Danforth #FanStudies arxiv.org/abs/2607.18461

The triumphs and tragedies of fandom: Emotional arcs in NFL tweets

Online fandom communities influence public opinion toward movies, musicians, and sports teams. Using a corpus of game-referencing tweets, we measure variation in sentiment toward National Football Lea...

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Looking for a panel for #SCMS27? There's a whole bunch of chatter and planning in our SIG Discord. You might just find your co-panelists there! If you need help joining, just DM us here.

Your Go-To Piece of Criticism: Kristina Busse fanhackers.transformativeworks.org/2026/07/28/y...

"I hate to admit this, but I don't understand this situation at all." Grab a damn fine cup of coffee and sit down with the new Supernatural Studies, all about TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN. Eds. @franckboulegue.bsky.social & Marisa C. Hayes #openaccess www.supernaturalstudies.com/previous-jou...

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Dietrich, F., Ernst, A., Rohr, B., Scharkow, M., & Reinecke, L. (2026). Music Was My First Love: Biographic Resonance Makes Everyday Music Listening Meaningful. Communication Research, 0(0). journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Music Was My First Love: Biographic Resonance Makes Everyday Music Listening Meaningful - Felix Dietrich, Alicia Ernst, Benedikt Rohr, Michael Scharkow, Leonard Reinecke, 2026

Despite much research on eudaimonic media experiences, little is known about how and why certain content is perceived as meaningful by certain users in certain ...

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Fong, S. Y. (2026). Imagining audiences in the age of generative AI. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Imagining audiences in the age of generative AI - Siao Yuong Fong, 2026

This Cultural Commons article examines how generative AI reconfigures practices of imagining audiences in media and cultural production. Moving beyond dominant ...

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Call for Chapters: Femininities in Video Games Edited by Dr Stephanie Harkin (RMIT University) & Heather Blakey (University of Western Australia) Palgrave Macmillan femininityinvideogames.my.canva.site

In a new podcast, the eds of "Science Fiction Studies" offer an inside look at the jrnl, discussing its place in the field & revisiting notable articles that have contributed to the study of science fiction. @dracopoullos.bsky.social @locutuspicard.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/inside-scien...