Sci-fi fans gathered together in Cardiff Bay on the weekend to bid farewell to an iconic tourist attraction which has attracted visitors from around the world - but a famous Welsh artist's cryptic message means this might not be the end.
New book chapter ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Stratton, G. (2026). Online Fandom: Justice-Seeking, Misinformation, and Disinformation. In: Stratton, G. (eds) Streaming Justice. Crime and Justice in Digital Society, vol 4. Springer, Cham.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
🚨NEW ESSAY ALERT🚨Broken Connections: Fieldnotes from the Old Internet. The most personal thing I've written in years. I trace my history with internet communities & online relationships & how much of that is now gone. And a lot about LiveJournal. Open Access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Dear folks! I am sending the invitation and warmly invite you join us on 7 May 2026 for two events!!! 🥳 🥳 🥳
QUEER ASIA AS METHOD LAUNCH EVENT
⏰ Time: 13:00–15:00, 7 May 2026
📍 In person: Bush House (SE) 1.05 / Online: Microsoft Teams
Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
Did you publish an article in TWC from 2023-26? We're seeking entries for the Fans of Color Prize, which recognizes peer-reviewed research about fans and/or fandoms of color published in TWC in the preceding 3 years. There's a $500 cash prize!
journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
Forthcoming new book ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Queer Women's Fandoms
Across Screens, Borders, and Desires
Edited By Jamie J. Zhao, Eve Ng
#FanStudies
www.routledge.com/Queer-Womens...
Call for Papers: International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics
Special Issue: 'Animation: creativity, technology, audiences'
Final Call: Abstracts due 4 May 2026
www.intellectbooks.com/internationa...
The BAFTSS and SCMS Performance & Stardom SIGs are delighted to invite you to their Inaugural Virtual Symposium: “Peripheries of Stardom and Performance”. The symposium will take place on Zoom on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 at 3:00-5:00 PM BST (10:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT), with 2 sessions each day.
The IJDS is currently looking to fill two positions: editor and associate editor.
We invite applicants from a variety of perspectives, positionalities and backgrounds in order to reflect the global, multivocal engagement with the journal’s stated scope.
https://ow.ly/nARm50YIMex
Amazing to see a translation of my first ever academic article from 2004 in here; a study of Buffy fans, spoilers and power
#FanStudies
Call for Papers: "Gotta Hear ‘Em All: The Music and Sound of Pokémon"
Journal of Sound and Music in Games
online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/pages/s...
New article in The Journal of Popular Culture ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Unmasking the Fangirl in Superhero Videogames
Stephanie Harkin, Liam Burke
#FanStudies
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Ötkan, C. Ç. (2026). Beyond local belonging: The socio-political construction of football fandom in Türkiye. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 0(0).
#FanStudies
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Gershon, D. (2026). Under the Cover of Blackness: The Racialized Dimensions of Netflix’s Personalized Cover Art. Television & New Media, 0(0).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Transformative Works and Cultures graphic with keyboard and quill pen
Transformative Works & Cultures Spotlight:
"To love and to labor: The Black female fan experience" by Onyinyechukwu M. Chidi-Ogbolu from #TWC issue 44: Centering Blackness in Fan Studies. Read here! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/2551/3237
Open Doors graphic with arrows and open double-doors
Open Doors Spotlight:
TürkFanfiction.Net, a Turkish-language multi-fandom fanfiction and original fiction archive, was imported to #AO3 in March 2017. Check out the collection here to start reading! archiveofourown.org/collections/...
#OutNow in #iCS
When HBO’s Watchmen and Lovecraft Country revisited histories of racial violence, Reddit became a site of contestation. Analysing thousands of comments, this article traces how users resist, defend, and rethink racial narratives online.
doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Amazing PhD Fellow opportunities at The University of Stavanger within Cultural Heritage Tourism.
Intangible Popular Culture Tourism (DC5)
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Le livre "Les fans en contexte numérique" est disponible en ligne sur la plateforme UN@. cc @ubmontaigne.bsky.social @labarren.cpesr.fr @fanstudies.bsky.social @augustaquarius.bsky.social @adriendebart.bsky.social @marinemalet.bsky.social
This looks fantastic ⬇️
Lynch, A., & Albarrán-Torres, C. (2026). A24’s brand aura: commodifying “alternative” cinephilia. Popular Communication, 1–18.
doi.org/10.1080/1540...
The image shows a flyer designed to match the homepage of Archive of Our Own, including the logo and banner from the website. The left column says “Survey Participants Needed! Fanfiction Writers, Fanfiction Readers, Fans, Fandom enthusiasts.” Below that says “Contact Information: Hannah F. Benton, Graduate Student, Rhetoric & Composition, College of Arts & Humanities, hannah.benton@ucf.edu. Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, Faculty Adviser, department of writing & Rhetoric, stephanie.wheeler@ucf.edu. The right column says “We are looking for Fanfiction readers and writers to participate in a short 10-minute survey. The purpose of this study is to better understand to what extend fanfiction Author’s notes (A/Ns) may function as recognizable, textual genres within online fandom communities. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to respond to several questions about your experience reading or writing fanfiction Author’s Notes as well as your understanding of how they function, their purpose, importance, and features.” Below that says “Information: No identifiable private information will be collected. You must be 18 years of age or older and have had prior experiences with either reading or writing fanfiction to take part in this research study.” The bottom of the flyer has the AO3 logo, a QR code, and “Access the survey here.” https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XmdiMTnzfc9EFM
The image shows a social media post with “Survey Participants Needed” at the top along with the Archive of Our Own logo. Below the title says “Fanfiction readers & writers wanted. Must be 18+ & have had prior experiences with either reading or writing fanfiction. Less than 10-minutes. No identifiable information.” The bottom text says: “We are looking for Fanfiction readers and writers to participate in a short 10-minute survey. The purpose of this study is to better understand to what extend fanfiction Author’s notes (A/Ns) may function as recognizable, textual genres within online fandom communities. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to respond to several questions about your experience reading or writing fanfiction Author’s Notes as well as your understanding of how they function, their purpose, importance, and features.” The bottom of the image says “Questions? Email hannah F. Benton at hannah.benton@ucf.edu” and has a QR code with “Access the survey here!” https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XmdiMTnzfc9EFM
Survey Participants Needed! Fanfiction Writers, Fanfiction Readers, Fans, Fandom enthusiasts ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(@fanstudies.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social can i get a boost for this student's research solicitation?)
New #FanStudies article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Woo, Chang Wan, et al. "The Cultivation of a Fandom: Relationship Cultivation Strategies in Fluid Fandom Organizations." Korean Journal of Communication, vol. 3 no. 1, 2026, p. 63-83.
dx.doi.org/10.1353/kjc.....
I would be remiss if I didn't mention that when @fansplaining.bsky.social relaunches (later this month!!) one of our pieces will be the inestimable @lincodega.com on The Pitt fandom. (Specifically fic fandom) (Don't worry: Written from the inside, with love, and no one is getting linked to. 😘)
CFP: Disney Culture & Society Research Network Fourth Annual Conference @disnet.bsky.social
“Let Us Tell An Old Story Anew”: Revising / Reinventing / Reimagining Disney
10th-12th September 2026
Online
dis-net.org/conference/
I wrote a whole thing about this project and it's place in public-facing scholarship for "The Conversation" if anyone would like to read about some of the ideals informing what we do. theconversation.com/want-to-talk... #comicsstudies
First up: Allen Babiarz-Lira (@thatprofallen.bsky.social) discusses his experience with Disney Bounding as an intersection of identity and fandom, how fans develop narrative though media and fannish behaviors, constructing an ethnographic framework for Dapper Days. #PCAACA2026 #DisneyStudies
I am officially writing an article about Alamo Drafthouse (anti-)fandom and their buyout and anti-labor policies in the broader context of media consolidation. If you are a fan of the drafthouse, current or present employee, etc and you would be interested in speaking about this, please reach out!
