"She's a fan, but this was supposed to be scientific": Fan misunderstandings and acafan mistakes
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 I here reflect on my first forays into fan studies, two separate projects on fans' reactions to Tom Hiddleston's short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift. After discovering live tweets of my 2018 Fan Studies Network presentation that included yet-to-be-
Daisy Pignetti
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Towards a Theory of Transcultural Fandom [PDF]
, 2013 In this discussion, we advocate for a broad(er) model of transcultural fandom studies that, in shifting focus to the affective affinities that spark fan interest in transcultural fan objects, is intended as a corrective to nation-centred analyses of ...
Bertha Chin, Lori Morimoto
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Scholarly grappling:Collaborative 'work' in the study of professional wrestling [PDF]
, 2021 In 2016 Benjamin Litherland, Tom Phillips, and Claire Warden began a research collaboration centered on a shared interest in professional wrestling. All three of us have made contributions to the burgeoning field of professional wrestling studies, and we
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Rhetorical moves in disclosing fan identity in fandom scholarship
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 The position of the acafan in fan studies remains under negotiation, and authors must make choices about if and how identities as fans are disclosed within scholarship.
Adrienne E. Raw
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Placing fandom, studying fans: Modified acafandom in practice
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 For nearly three decades, the field of fan studies has helped to shift the conversation on fandom from a study of pathological individuals to exploring how groups make use of and transform the contemporary media landscape. Fandom itself is also changing.
Abby Waysdorf
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Creating Threads, Making Archives: A Study of Organizing and Indexing Practices Around Idols’ Photos on Twitter [PDF]
, 2022 ARMY (short for “Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth”), who are the fans of the boy band Bangtan Sonyeondan or BTS, are credited with making effective use of social media to direct fan engagement toward meeting fandom goals like trending comebacks ...
Das, Susrita
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[Review of] \u3cem\u3eFake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry\u3c/em\u3e, by Suzanne Scott [PDF]
, 2020 Review of Suzanne Scott, Fake geek girls: fandom, gender, and the convergence culture industry.
Hunting, Kyra
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"Framing fan fiction: Literary and social practices in fan fiction communities," by Kristina Busse
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2019 Review of Kristina Busse. Framing fan fiction: Literary and social practices in fan fiction communities. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2017, paperback, $45 (262p) ISBN 978-9888390809.
Abby Waysdorf
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Transformative Works and Cultures, 2010 This unthemed issue centers on the preoccupation with the embodied fan. Essays discuss such topics as the concerns of the aging and the pregnant fan, the relationship of virginity and popular media texts among teen girl fans, and representations of ...
TWC Editor
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A Glee-ful collaboration: Academic networking in the Tumblr world
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2018 Four authors representing disparate disciplines recount their experiences meeting each other through Glee (2009–15) fandom via Tumblr, with an exploration of the popular microblogging site's utility as a platform for fan scholarship.
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