Fan Studies Network

With Virtual, With Embodied: Redefining Emerging Media in Transcultural Fandom Research - Henry Jenkins, Kedi Zhou, Yvonne Gonzales, Ingyu Oh, Sangita Shresthova, 2026 Understanding physical, embodied space as an emerging form of media and communication became our solution. Digital walls between global regions fall apart when ...

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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).

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Tune in to Popular Music Books In Process today at 5:30p ET for a conversation between @areum.bsky.social and Samantha James about Areum's new book, K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today. All biases welcome!

Schedule link: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Musi...

Journeying into the liminal unknown: Making connections and finding spaces within the communitas of zines - Peter Bryant, 2026 Zines represent acts of resistance and rebellion against mainstream structures, expectations and experiences. They provide an accessible form of alternative med...

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Bryant, P. (2026). Journeying into the liminal unknown: Making connections and finding spaces within the communitas of zines. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 29(1), 189-208.

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Internet Boyfriends: A Symposium A symposium exploring the rise of “Internet Boyfriends” as a lens on masculinity, parasocial intimacy, platform culture, and desire.

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Internet Boyfriends: A Symposium

AHESS research events

Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge CampusCambridge, England
Friday, May 22 from 10 am to 5 pm

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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 –.

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Saraswati, L. A. (2026). Fanfiction as ‘Textual Poaching’: Reconfiguring Fanfiction in Literary Production and Participatory Culture. Lingua Cultura, 20(1).

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Promotional graphic for K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today by Areum Jeong. The book cover appears on the left, showing a green-lit K-pop concert scene with a large crowd and stage lights; the title is in bold neon-green text. On the right, a pull quote reads, “Smart and immersive, this is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the passions and practices of K-Pop fandom.” — Matt Hills. The University of Michigan Press logo appears at the bottom.

Just published!
"K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today"
More than mere obsession: Areum Jeong studies #K-pop fandom, showing how “#deokhu” fan labour drives its global reach, politics, and cultural impact.
Discover now: bit.ly/46Ty35e
@uofmpress.bsky.social

Cover of Journal of Popular Television featuring a collage of blue-toned TV screens under hanging purple wisteria flowers on a lavender background.

👑 New season excitement calls for deeper insight! Our Journal of Popular Television special issue explores how Bridgerton reimagines period drama, fandom and fantasy. A must-read for fans of the hit Netflix series.

Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/eawz50YmRXM

CFP: Sounding Things: Props, Material Culture, and Accessories in Popular Music

Abstract Deadline: May 1, 2026
Abstract Length: 350–500 words
Editors: Kate Galloway, Paxton Haven, and Mike Levine

Full call here: drive.google.com/file/d/1mfyd...

Call for papers Special issue Decoloniality in media and cultural studies: Looking Back, Looking Forward. Special issue editors: Jonathan Corpus Ong (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA), Laura Guimarães Corrêa (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil), Wen Jin (East China Normal University)

🗣️🔊 We are proud to announce the Call for Papers for the next special issue, "Decoloniality in Media and Cultural Studies: Looking Back, Looking Forward".

Share this with your network and @ that colleague who can make a great contribution to decoloniality in media and cultural studies! 👩🏾‍🏫🧑🏻‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫

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.

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Reminder:

Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference

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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.

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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...

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Queer fantasy economy: Rethinking queerbaiting through Thai Y-series drama and industry

Ka-Wei Pang and Eva Cheuk-Yin Li

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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...
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Discover here: bit.ly/4qzdLVw

Studies in Comics Studies in Comics; Studies in Comics aims to describe the nature of comics, to identify the medium as a distinct art form and to address the medium's formal properties. The emerging field of comics studies...

🚨CFP Alert!🚨

▫️General Call for Papers
▫️Journal: Studies in Comics

More info: www.intellectbooks.com/studies-in-c...

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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...

Several new #FanStudies articles in the new issue of Makings Journal on "The Creative Audience" ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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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.

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I had the best time talking to Dinara about X-Files fabfic, femslash and Diana Fowley for this episode!

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
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Deadline extension - March 3rd for the BDiGRA 2026 conference at the University of South Wales

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SIG member Melanie Kohnen talks to Amanda Lotz about her new book: aca-media.org

What Is With... Wuthering Heights’ emotionally intense press tour? The movie's leads Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's 'mutual obsession' has attracted mixed reactions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.
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