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Our Halloween horror sale is here! Through the end of October, get 40% off your purchase of two or more horror books with coupon code HALLOWEEN2024! Browse all horror titles here: mcfarlandbooks.com/shop/genre/hor…

I'm resharing our #Terrifier call for papers! Make sure to send your proposals though, and then come join us at University of Warwick next May for a conference on the Terrifier 3 ☝️🤡✌️ franchise! #HorrorCommunity call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/10/15…

How can fan culture be more inclusive for female and LGBTQ+ fans? Dr Penny Miles talked about her work onthe experience of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿and 🇨🇱 away fans and gave us advice on how male fans can make football spaces more welcoming. Do listen, share, review and subscribe! buzzsprout.com/2253650/episod…

Nicola Bozzi @[email protected] examines how removal and cancellation of reactionary ocies can have opposing effecgts, focusing on Joe Rogan's work and fanbase

In #TWC43's #Shakespeare & antifandom section, L. Monique Pittman offers an analysis of the gatekeeping and policing of access to Shakespeare and his elevation as "white property" in #TheCrown! Read here: bit.ly/4ff6zJd

The former One Direction member, who died last week at 31, lived a life defined by the internet and its evolving relationship to fandom time.com/7095377/liam-p…

Happening tomorrow 🚨 #FanStudies

🚨 The CCSN is coming to ICA! 🚨 If you're exploring creator culture, submit your work (due - Jan 31) for our full-day pre-conf packed with insightful speakers, workshops & research talks. Check out the full CFP on our website and follow our newsletter! 👇ccsn.site/ica

#TWC Spotlight #4: In Vol. 40, Leandro Lima and Bertalan Varga "explore the #Nintendo fandom to uncover the nostalgic motivations that fans develop and maintain toward the brand..." Dive into the world of #gaming with them and level up! Read here: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/…

New in International Journal of Cultural Studies Patrick Williams, J., & Wang, J. (2024). How fan clubs manage the authenticity of fans’ identities in Chinese idol culture. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). #FanStudies journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Liam Payne: the death of a favourite celebrity can be painful – but collective grief can help bit.ly/3YgrULd

Next, Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn (she/her) uses the sonnets & the relationship between fanon and canon to interrogate how readings of Shakespeare's life reflect the evolution of ideological desires from his lifetime to the present day in #TWC43: bit.ly/3NuTz6m

Today, we're thrilled to publish Allegra Rosenberg's deep dive on contemporary classic rock fandom—the shippy, transformative kind—and the interesting temporal shift that happens within historical RPF. 🎸 Read or listen to an audio version: fansplaining.com/articles/the-b…

Ending the work day with a research seminar on 'Snoozy Studies with Snorlax: Pokémon Sleep, Fan Lifestyles, and ‘Auto-Fanagement’’ by Dr Ross Garner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #FanStudies

Thanks very much to Dr Rebecca Williams and anyone else who took the time to attend the talk yesterday. Drop me a line if you'd like to know more about this research.

New in @IJCS_Journal: "How fan clubs manage the authenticity of fans’ identities in Chinese idol culture" Williams & Wang examine the influence of fan clubs on identity authentication and management within Chinese idol fandom. Read it now: buff.ly/3UnFMSK

The Special Issue of SFFTV edited by Dr. Michelle Anya Anjirbag-Reeve and Timothy S. Miller theorises recent televisual fantasy and other fantasy media of the “post-TV” era, with articles by Anna Kurowicka, Dr Matthew J. Williamson 🏳️‍🌈🎼🚴🏻‍♂️ 📷, Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier & Jeff Fields McCormack. Browse online: bit.ly/SFFTV17-3

The first symposium essay in #TWC43's #Shakespeare section, by Chelsey Lush, explores the intersection between material culture, ecology, &fandom through her focus on Shakespeare's mulberry tree! Read it here: bit.ly/48i1EVi

Xie, Yin, & Ni examine emerging constructs and practices of transmedia storytelling by analyzing the interactions and conflicts among three intersecting online fandoms related to The King's Avatar (全职高手). Read it in @IJCS_Journal: buff.ly/48mf0Af