Chatted with @swapnilrai.bsky.social last year in Henry Jenkins & Colin Maclay's podcast, "How Do You Like It So Far" about celebrities, transcultural fandoms & streaming platforms.
www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/bertha-chin-...
Chatted with @swapnilrai.bsky.social last year in Henry Jenkins & Colin Maclay's podcast, "How Do You Like It So Far" about celebrities, transcultural fandoms & streaming platforms.
www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/bertha-chin-...
Reminder:
Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
#FanStudies
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
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...
my article on how #eurovision fans navigate complicity re israel’s participation in the contest is out now in @risjnl.bsky.social
relevant if you’re interested in the politics of mega-events, fan consumer practices, and the politics of enjoyment.
read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Where Disney and Hallyu collide: Fashioning transcultural selves through hanbok sartorial fandom. Yoonsuh Jung (Korea University, South Korea), Tiara Wilson (University of Southern California, USA), Ying Wang (Shanghai University, China).
By analyzing Koreanified Disney Princesses and non-Korean “hanbok princesses” on social media, this study shows how performers use hanbok to express fan interests, materialize affective affinities, and fashion transcultural selves.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1367...
Powepoint slide: Why cricket fandom matters - Using Irish cricket to demonstrate the need for a new research agenda in sport fan studies.
And Kieran Holly talks about Irish cricket fandom.
His key conclusion is Irish men's cricket lacks a distinctive fan identity, partly b/c there is no permanent stadium & limited fixtures v major Test nations.
Would be fascinating to see an equivalent study of Irish women's cricket fandom. #CRN2026
🌟 "Professor Superstar: Fandom and Anti-Fandom of Academia🌟
Mel Stanfill explores how academia acts like a fan culture, with admiration, critique, and microcelebrity shaping how higher education is seen...
@melstanfill.bsky.social
@uofmpress.bsky.social
Discover here: bit.ly/4qzdLVw
🚨CFP Alert!🚨
▫️General Call for Papers
▫️Journal: Studies in Comics
More info: www.intellectbooks.com/studies-in-c...
#FanStudies #ComicStudies
I'm happy to announce you can now read my article 'Wes (AI)nderson: Fan Participation and the Auteur in the Age of Algorithmic Reproduction'. makingsjournal.com/tiktok-wes-a...
27.02.2026 12:57 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Several new #FanStudies articles in the new issue of Makings Journal on "The Creative Audience" ⬇️⬇️⬇️
makingsjournal.com
Wheels on the ground, worlds in motion: an introduction to transcultural fandom in East Asia. Guest editors: Henry Jenkins and Kedi Zhou (University of Southern California, USA)
This article introduces the special issue "Transcultural Fandom", with a focus on China, Korea, and broader contexts beyond East Asia, bringing together researchers to explore how fandom travels across cultural, linguistic, and political borders.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1367...
International Journal of Cultural Studies, volume 29, issue 2, 2026. Special issue: Transcultural Fandom.
Have you read our 29.2 issue yet?
We would like to thank guest editors Henry Jenkins and Kedi Zhou (University of Southern California, USA) for bringing together this special issue on Transcultural Fandom.
Follow the thread to know more about the articles 🧵
@popjunctions.bsky.social
I had the best time talking to Dinara about X-Files fabfic, femslash and Diana Fowley for this episode!
24.02.2026 20:23 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
New episode of the How Do You Like It So Far podcast features Henry Jenkins and Robert Kozinets discussing their fantastic Frames of Fandom book series #FanStudies
www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-133-...
TWC Updates Its Editorial Board
journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
Deadline extension - March 3rd for the BDiGRA 2026 conference at the University of South Wales
bdigra.co.uk
SIG member Melanie Kohnen talks to Amanda Lotz about her new book: aca-media.org
25.02.2026 12:57 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Was interviewed by Singapore's Straits Times on celebrities' ramped up performances while on press tour junkets, playing up their characters' relationships & bringing it to off-screen to the red carpets &. interviews.
www.straitstimes.com/life/enterta...
This Friday is Pokemon's 30th anniversary, so we asked fans, creators, and developers to tell us how the series has influenced their work, connected them with others, and affected their lives for the better. https://kotaku.com/pokemon-day-30-anniversary-go-anime-cosplay-stream-2000672824
24.02.2026 13:11 — 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 5
‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ fans spark IMDb review-bombing war over perfect episode rating f-st.co/UKKSSI1
23.02.2026 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
This is a very, very good feature by E. Alex Jung on fanfiction, fujoshis and the Heated Rivalry phenomenon: www.vulture.com/article/heat...
23.02.2026 14:39 — 👍 192 🔁 48 💬 7 📌 22
Ami-e-s de l'#ESR si vous avez des projets de livres sur les Publics des Médias (et notamment sur les fans), n'hésitez pas à me les proposer pour la collection una-editions.fr/publics-des-.... We can also publish in English cc @augustaquarius.bsky.social @fanstudies.bsky.social @gerfans.bsky.social
23.02.2026 09:45 — 👍 10 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
Two chapters in this collection on Global Screen Worlds
Conversations across Cinema Cultures
Section V: Cross-Cultural Fun and Fandom across Africa and Asia
#FanStudies
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/global-sc...
Do you read or write fanfiction? Take a few minutes to fill out this survey on fanfic authors’ and readers’ perspectives on generative AI. You must be 18 years or older to participate. Please repost and share with friends! bit.ly/FF-AI
16.02.2026 15:17 — 👍 99 🔁 136 💬 3 📌 8
A découvrir sur @saisonseries.bsky.social : "Freaks or Geeks", le 1e podcast de notre rubrique Fanalytics !
Adrien Débart (@adriendebart.bsky.social) et Salammbô Marie (@salammbomarie.bsky.social) y analysent joyeusement les fans dans Only Murders in the Building ! www.saison.media/2026/02/12/f...
We are pleased to announce that the conference website, including the schedule is now live: www.baftss.org/conference-2...
Places are limited - register early to avoid disappointment.
Deadline: 8th March 2026.
Queries can be directed to baftss2026@gmail.com
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Zhao, W., & Fu, P. (2026). How I love and hate my idol: Derisive fandom (Ruzhui) and the tug zone of identity, emotion and morality in Chinese fan culture. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0).
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Allison, D. (2026). ‘THE DELIGHT of REAL BOYS’: MALE ROLE MODELS IN THE SILENT-ERA <i>BOYS’ CINEMA WEEKLY</i> FAN PAPER. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 46(1), 96–119.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1080/0143...
