The Fanfiction Gold Rush 2.0 | 39 | v2 | After/AI | Mel Stanfill | Tay Over the past decade, fanfiction has become a lucrative business. This marks a shift from fandom’s historical gift economy to a market-driven model, beginning

T&T faculty member @melstanfill.bsky.social recently published " The Fanfiction Gold Rush 2.0: After/AI." Take a look! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

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!
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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?)

We just wrote ours. And I have been asked to report suspicions as a reviewer. But it’s patchy.

Seems reasonable to me!

What about in the bed?

I have seen one good example of this plate

now with 100% more page, volume, and issue numbers:

So, thing that is apparently better understood inside academia than outside of it:

International students pay sticker price. Most domestic students do not. International students are subsidizing the education costs for domestic students, as per student governmental funding drops.

true facts i have never seen Jesus Christ Superstar but i named a book riffing on it anyway

With one human actor. Who would it be?

Well it’s official: Starting August 8 I will hold the rank of Professor.

Someone sent me this.

Yeah, this is kind of terrible. Even if you dislike genAI, you do not want to kill remix culture, which is already circumscribed and limited under our current regime, which is already comically biased towards rightsholders in the very vast majority of cases.

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Hey #scms26, are YOU a Professor Superstar? Come see me for a ribbon!

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Calling all #SCMS26 attendees! Check out UMP's latest Media Studies titles at our booth and say hello to our acquiring editor, Haley. Be sure to get 40% off all Media Studies titles with code UMSCMS26 (ends 4/30) here: buff.ly/j4qssFD

this panelist saying "late 1900s" instead of "late twentieth century" is giving me timeline vertigo. #scms26

sounds great! i'll definitely keep it in mind.

Looking forward to ICE ending these long lines at TSA checkpoints the only way they know how -- dispersing tear gas and savagely assaulting anyone who's left

nice, thanks!

Yes please do! Looks great; especially for our DH students.

laminated flyer pushpinned to a community board. we see a photo of a coyote, and the text reads: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DOG? [photo of a coyote] DUMMY THAT'S A COYOTE. OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO???: —NO ACTION REQUIRED —IT IS WILDLIFE IN THE WILD (!) -HERE TO EAT DELICIOUS RODENT -LET HER COOK —NOT INTERESTED IN YOU, LOL GET OVER YOURSELF BABE;) —KEEP DOGS ON LEASH AND CATS INDOORS -(LIKE YOU SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY) —YOTE IS A RESPECTED NEIGHBOR AND CRITTER CONTROL PROFESSIONAL

Seen tacked to a community board on my walk

Well I knew somebody was gonna do it. Might as well be you. 😛

ok y'all, i am officially teaching graduate #FanStudies in the fall. what do you feel like are the best books/articles published in recent years? bonus: what are the best pieces published specifically by grad students, to teach the last week?

thanks!

A screenshot of a headline that reads: Photos: 39 live pythons discovered on tractor-trailer trying to cross into Mexico

WHO TAUGHT THEM HOW TO DRIVE

Transformative Works and Cultures

#TWC's issue 47 on Gaming Fandom is out! Read more at otw-news.org/ystt4tr6.

Average Bsky poster: "We must inaugurate a Second Reconstruction with blood and fire."

Average Democratic politician: "We are in a war for the Republic, which is why I propose a 23.7% tax cut."

Average liberal columnist: "For too long the transgenders have blocked research into the racial IQ gap."