Yeap, lots of opportunities for all sorts of expert commentary on these signs and more. Always curious about what #FanStudies scholars would say about signs and protest like this . . . .
Hello! I'm AbjectCreme, your local Fan Studies class student. This series of accounts is dedicated to studying the Homestuck fandom. I hail from the good ol' "glory days" of the Undertale fandom, so I have some experience with some of the weird side of fanbases.
#homestuck #fanstudies
Author William McCarthy joins us to chat about the dynamics between idealistic Disneyland fans and the business interests of the Company. He wrote “Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland.”
#FanStudies
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"We explore how people are navigating censorship, toxicity and surveillance while looking for community online. [...] And we delve deep into the communication strategies in the world of fandoms." #FanStudies
www.canvas8.com/library/repo...
New chapter in an edited collection on Rebooting Inequality ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Eventizing Premieres, Constructing Audiences, Performing Fandom
Remaking One Day at a Time as a Cuban American Story
Kristin C. Moran and Esteban del Río
#FanStudies
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I am also teaching (undergraduate) #FanStudies this year, for the first time officially! What should I not forget to include?
Forthcoming #FanStudies book ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The Elementary Structure of Fandom
Abir Misra
This book offers the first comprehensive sociological analysis of a Pan-Indian Fandom with a transnational footprint.
www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Misr...
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?
Two weeks left to submit Expressions of Interest if you'd like to join me in guest editing a special issue on Global Disney Fandom #FanStudies
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Cook, T. (2026). Fan Burnout and the Multiverse. M/C Journal, 29(1).
#FanStudies
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New article in Journal of Destination Marketing & Management (JDMM) ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The impact of man-made disaster uncertainty on anime pilgrimage intentions: The mediating influence of special interest-driven motivators
#FanStudies #FanTourism
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Jenkins, H. (2026). Virtual Travel, Imaginary Homelands, Pop Cosmopolitans, and Ethnic Enclaves. Emerging Media, 4(1), 149-171.
#FanStudies
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For the second year in a row we are also running an #undergraduate track as we continue our commitment to supporting emerging voices in #fanstudies.
You can find more info in the same link as above, but make sure to submit to here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Submissions for the FSNNA 2026 #fanstudies conference are now open! Our theme this year is "Boundaries"
☑️Pick from: poster OR presentation (poster + talk)
✍️Due: Abstract, bio, keywords
⏰Deadline: Friday, May 8th, 2026
Full CFP & form here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A few chapters that may be of interest to #FanStudies scholars in this new edited collection ⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.routledge.com/Internet-Vul...
The CFP for the always fantastic
@fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social annual conference is now live
Deadline: 8 May 2026
#FanStudies
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
When the State-Affiliated Media Adopts Fandom Strategies: The Relationship between Cute China and Citizenship in the Digital Era
Wanqi Li & Anna Shang
#FanStudies
www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
Review of Mike Stack, Doctor Who and Gay Male Fandom: A Queer(ed) Media Franchise in the new issue of Science Fiction Film & Television
#FanStudies
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
de Moura, V., Moura, B. M., de Souza-Leão, A. L. M., & Hermann, V. (2026). Toot or Boot? Drag Celebrification and Fannish Performativity in the Brazilian RuPaul’s Drag Race Fandom. Brazilian Administration Review, 23(1), e250131.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1590/1807...
New article in International Journal of Cultural Studies ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Death to Chad and Stacy: Incels and anti-fandom as group identity
Matthew L. and Kellen Sharp
Volume 27, Issue 3
#FanStudies
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Upcoming Event at Canvas8 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Free Agent Fandom
How to speak to sports fans in the post-loyalty era
Wednesday 25 Mar 2026
10:00 GMT • 18:00 SGT
17:00 GMT • 10:00 PDT • 13:00 EDT
#FanStudies
www.canvas8.com/live/event/t...
New book chapter ⬇️⬇️⬇️
17: Fandom in the branded playground: experiences of adult LEGO fans worldwide
Vlada Botorić
in Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption
#FanStudies
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Jenkins, H., Zhou, K., Gonzales, Y., Oh, I., & Shresthova, S. (2026). With Virtual, With Embodied: Redefining Emerging Media in Transcultural Fandom Research. Emerging Media, 0(0).
#FanStudies
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Judijanto, L. (2026). Attention-Economy Bibliometric Analysis of Fan Culture from 2010 to 2025. The Eastasouth Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 3(02), 319 –.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.58812/ess...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Saraswati, L. A. (2026). Fanfiction as ‘Textual Poaching’: Reconfiguring Fanfiction in Literary Production and Participatory Culture. Lingua Cultura, 20(1).
#FanStudies
journal.binus.ac.id/index.php/li...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
F. K. Svegaard, S., Vilkins, S., FitzGerald, K. M., Amaral, A., Mendonça Caetano, S., Santos Vieira, E., … Jones, B. (2026). RUPTURES, DISSENT AND CANCELLATION: STUDIES ON DIGITAL FANDOMS IN CRISIS. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.5210/spir...
Reminder:
Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
#FanStudies
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New article in Media, Culture and Society ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Queer fantasy economy: Rethinking queerbaiting through Thai Y-series drama and industry
Ka-Wei Pang and Eva Cheuk-Yin Li
#FanStudies
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Several new #FanStudies articles in the new issue of Makings Journal on "The Creative Audience" ⬇️⬇️⬇️
makingsjournal.com
🚨CFP Alert!🚨
▫️General Call for Papers
▫️Journal: Studies in Comics
More info: www.intellectbooks.com/studies-in-c...
#FanStudies #ComicStudies