CAN’T WAIT!

Academics are so used to doing this type of work for no money! How many times have I offered to do unpaid labor for the new @fansplaining.bsky.social and you’re like, “absolutely not”. We’re supposed to do it all for free! For the tenure file! 😅

Cover of book 'Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction.

My first monograph, 'Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction', will be published by
@lsupress.bsky.social on 16 May 2026!

It connects contemporary fiction, fanfiction and literary theory.

See lsupress.org/978080718642... for more details.

Congrats Suzanne! This is so exciting!

The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise — Fansplaining Romancelandia understands why the show is a hit. Why is it so hard for Hollywood to get the message?

"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."

The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:

FSNNA 2026 Committee Application FSNNA held its first conference in October 2018 to gather fan studies scholars in one place to meet, share new research, and promote the study of fanworks and fan cultures. During the Covid-19…

🚨 1 WEEK ALERT 🚨

Applications to join the FSNNA Organizing Committee close in 1 WEEK (Jan 31)!
If you are interested in volunteering on the committee PLEASE make sure to fill out the form!!

You can find more info & the application form here: forms.gle/6WT5BXkNMHjM...

#FanStudies #FandomStudies

Are you part of the Fan Studies discord server? Could be a good place to ask! If you’re not in it, DM me and I can send you an invite!

A promotional graphic with "FSNNA 25" in dark boxes at the top left and right corner. Between those two boxes, in all capital letters reads "HEADLINER." Below that, centered and in bold letters reads the name "Alfred L. Martin, Jr." Below that, on the left it says the name of the headliner panel "Rejecting the Reputed Center of Reception Studies: Blackness, #Capital, and Power" and below that is smaller text it lists the other roundtable guests "Brienne Adams, Aymar Jean Esofferey, & Allyson F. Smith" To the right of that text is a black and white zoomed in photo of Martin's new book, "Fandom for Us, by Us," which shows a person sitting in front of a wall of TVs, viewed from behind.

🚨 *insert alarm sounds* 🚨
It's time to announce our 2025 FSNNA #FanStudies Conference's 3rd headliner...

It's DR. ALFRED L. MARTIN!!

He's an assoc. prof (Uni of Miami) & will be leading the session on Oct. 26- "Rejecting the Reputed Center of #ReceptionStudies: #Blackness, #Capital, and Power"

Congrats to one of our 2025 FSNNA Conference headliners Mel Stanfill!!!

Make sure to register for our #fanstudies virtual conference if you want to be able to attend their roundtable on Oct 25!

▫️Registration 🔗: www.tickettailor.com/events/fanst...

A promotional graphic with "FSNNA 25" in dark boxes at the top left and right corner. Between those two boxes, in all capital letters reads "HEADLINER." Below that, centered and in bold letters reads the name "Mel Stanfill" Below that, on the left it says the name of the headliner roundtable "Fandom Is..." and below that is smaller text it lists the other roundtable guests "Ngoc Bich (Becky) Pham, Taylore Nicole Woodhouse , & Katherine E. Morrissey" To the right of that text is a black and white zoomed in photo of Mel Stanfill's new book, "Fandom is Ugly," which shows a smiling emoji with stars for eyes split in half horizontally. Inside the emoji are lots of angry emojis At the bottom of the graphic is a dark bar with the time and date of the event (October 25 2025 at 17:00 pm Eastern Time)

Gather round my friends-
It's time to announce our 2nd headliner for the 2025 FSNNA Conference

It's DR. MEL STANFILL!!

They're a media studies scholar & associate prof (University of Central Florida) & will be leading a roundtable session on Oct. 25th titled " #Fandom Is..."

Promotional flier for the FSNNA annual conference. The title for this year is "Reputation: Influence, Power, Capital." At the bottom of the flier the dates of the conference are listed as October 23-26 2025.

📣 Calling all #FanStudies scholars & nerds!

We are officially entering our Registration Era for our 2025 FSNNA virtual conference "Reputation: Influence, Power, & Capital"‼️

Registration 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/fanstudiesnetworknorthamerica1/1758163

A promotional graphic with "FSNNA 25" in dark boxes at the top left and right corner. Between those two boxes, in all capital letters reads "HEADLINER." Below that, centered and in bold letters reads the name "Erika Ningxin Wang" Below Erika's name, on the left it says the name of the headliner panel "Fandom nationalism: comparative insights from East Asia" and below that is smaller text it lists the other panel guests "Qian Huang, Henry Jenkins, and Dal Yong Jin" To the right of that text is a black and white zoomed in photo of Erika's new book which shows several 3D emoji faces floating in space. At the bottom of the graphic is a dark bar with the time and date of the event (October 24 2025 at 11:45 am Eastern Time)

📯 *cue trumpet noise*
Announcing our 1st headliner for the 2025 FSNNA Conference 🥁

It's DR. ERIKA NINGXIN WANG!!

She's an assistant prof (the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) & will be leading a panel on Oct. 24th titled " #Fandom #Nationalism: Comparative Insights from East Asia"

#ReleaseTheCuomoList

NEW CFP ALERT 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Music Fandom guest edited by @jenessawilliams.bsky.social & ‪@lucykbennett.bsky.social at the follow link: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...! Deadline is 01/01/2026!

Vol. 42 (2024): Fandom and Platforms | Transformative Works and Cultures Guest edited by Maria K. Alberto, Effie Sapuridis, Lesley Willard

#TWC42, published last year, is a special issue focused on Fandom and Platforms! Guest edited by @mariakalberto.bsky.social, @effietheant.bsky.social, & @lesleyawillard.bsky.social, this issue emphasizes putting forward platforms in fan studies! Read it here:

It was such a great panel and I'm so glad we got to meet! Can't wait to collab on future tradwife research!!

Get Ready - CFP for FSNNA 2025! Call for Participation Fan Studies Network North America Conference 2025 (virtual) October 23-26, 2025 REPUTATION: Influence, Power, and Capital FSNNA Annual Conference 2025 When fa...

Attention scholars in #rhetoric #mediastudies #socialsciences #fanstudies #americanstudies #politics #literature #arts #history #globalstudies #english #music

Have you applied to the 2025 Fan Studies Network NA Conference?

Submissions are open until Monday, May 19!

Full CFP: tinyurl.com/mvkhfd7n

Just a few more days to submit to the FSNNA 2025 #fanstudies conference! Our theme this year is Reputation: Influence, Power, & Capital.

🤔Pick from: poster OR poster + talk
✍️Due: Abstract, bio, keywords
⏰Deadline: Monday, May 19

Full CFP & form here: fsn-northamerica.org/2025/04/11/g...

Hogwarts Agricultural and Magical University! ✨

#scms25 @effietheant.bsky.social describing how by using TikTok, fans can not just request representation, but actively edit themselves and culturally meaningful things (like HBCU practices) into storyworlds.

Next up is @effietheant.bsky.social on Collaborative (Re)Construction: Community and Storyworlds on TikTok. #scms25

A student recently said to me, “in the late 1900s…”

Oh! Adding it to the list for next time I’m in town!

a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor . ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

🚨Settings->Siri->Apps->(pick an app)->UNCHECK LEARN FROM THIS APP🚫.🚨

Congratulations, now A.I. won't be learning from your apps without your permission on your iPhone. Took me a bit with a gazillion apps, but easy to do.

Thank you!

Would love to be added!

Thank you so much to @elizabethminkel.bsky.social & @flourishklink.bsky.social for having me!! If anyone wants to hear me talk about my research and all the fun quirks of self-inserts, check out this episode of @fansplaining.bsky.social!

In #TWC42's editorial, "Putting forward platforms in fan studies," editors @mariakalberto.bsky.social, @effietheant.bsky.social & @lesleyawillard.bsky.social focus on platforms as foundations and the importance of a collective understanding of and attention to them. Read more here: bit.ly/43qSinR