Dr Rebecca Williams

The Pop Culture Lens Podcast Running from 2014 to 2020, The Pop Culture Lens was a podcast co-created and co-hosted by myself and Christopher Olson. Each episode focused on a specific popular culture text from the past an…

If we relaunched The Pop Culture Lens podcast, 1) what would you like us to cover and 2) would you like to be a guest?

Past episodes playingwithresearch.com/pop-culture-...

#AcademicSky @pcaaca.bsky.social @scmstudies.bsky.social @icahdq.bsky.social @aoir.bsky.social @fanstudies.bsky.social

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Lewis, Hannah and Suzanne Scott. "Sports Fandom, Media History, and the Shifting Cultural Understanding of "The Eyes of Texas"." JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, vol. 65 no. 2, 2025, p. 115-136. Project MUSE

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Episode 132: Global Streaming Services and Cultural Power Relations Bertha Chin & Swapnil Rai

www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/bertha-chin-...

How Brunelleschi Engineered Florence’s Iconic Dome No one who travels to Florence can help seeing the dome of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower.

How Brunelleschi Engineered Florence’s Iconic Dome

Facing meltdown? Over 75% of people suffer from burnout - here’s what you need to know Does it only affect weak people? Is work always the cause? Burnout myths, busted by the experts

Facing meltdown? Over 75% of people suffer from burnout - here’s what you need to know

Podcast episode announcement featuring Bruce E. Drushel, co-editor of Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture, on a purple background.

James Campbell is joined by Bruce Drushel, co-editor of the Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture journal.

They discuss the journal’s history, the evolution of the term ‘queer’ and the publication’s significance within today’s political climate.

Watch here 👉https://youtu.be/TIpkm0Vfcws

Wales needs a plan. Don’t we all Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for Jim Dickinson reviews...

This week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for

Decolonizing Media Fandom

New book ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Decolonizing Media Fandom:
Disability, Race, and Marvel Superhero Fans

Divya Garg

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Amazing to see a translation of the first academic article I ever published back in 2004 get translated & included in this collection!

'"La seule chose qui compte, c’est le pouvoir": spoilers et hiérarchie fanique dans le fandom en ligne de Buffy contre les vampires'

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Come and join me in guest editing a special issue on Global Disney Fandom #FanStudies #DisneyStudies

What Do We Know About Class in Television Studies? | Journal of British Cinema and Television This article offers a comprehensive overview of class in Television Studies, focusing on public service broadcasting (PSB) in Britain. We examine both off-screen and on-screen dynamics, investigating ...

Very excited to see our new paper from the project out in Journal of British Cinema and Television Studies, we hope you enjoy reading it! @lrjdmnr.bsky.social @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social @annaviolasborgi.bsky.social @drdaveobrien.bsky.social
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I'm available for indexing academic volumes. Areas of specialization include fan studies, media studies, gender studies, visual culture, art history. DM if interested!

Please share if you know someone who may need their monograph or edited collection indexed!

This Special Issue seeks to provide a space in which academics and practitioners can share scholarship, reviews and articles centred around the complex and wide-ranging field of video games intersecting with horror.

Deadline: 1 April 2026

Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/Ufx250Y9g6V

PARK STOP STOP HATE FUNDRAISER logo, with rainbow colors, shaped like an umbrella, and peace symbols in the background

STOP HATE FUNDRAISER IS BACK
JUNE 2026

Donate Now: give.thetrevorproject.org/ParkStop

Cover of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture with abstract human figure made of red wires on a light background.

Critical Studies in Australasian Journal of Popular Culture 14.2 is out now!

Including ‘‘Fearless and https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ajpc/14/2’: An affirmative crip reading of KPop Demon Hunters’ by Chloe T. Rattray.

https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ajpc/14/2

Really excited to have been invited to give some thoughts on the 2026 Super Bowl ads for this deep dive for Canvas8

Check out all the insights below and request access to the full report.

www.canvas8.com/super-bowl-lx

K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today with Areum Jeong Promoting understanding & cooperation between the U.S. & Korea, The Korea Society offers programs, events, & resources on Korean culture, policy & education

I will give a hybrid talk on my K-pop book on February 12, 18:30 EST at The Korea Society. Hope to see you there!

For more info, please see:
www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture...

SCMS Fan and Audience Studies -- 2025 Member Publications It's time to promote your 2025 publications! Enter as many as you want, but please only fan and audience studies-focused publications and only things that came out in 2025. (Save in-press and forthcom...

Let's try this 2025 publication round-up one more time! SIG members: use this form to report any fan or audience studies pubs from 2025. We'll make a list of our collective accomplishments to share at SCMS. Deadline for submissions March 1. forms.gle/igLDtbu2Li6u...

What K-pop and Bad Bunny have in common: Power of language, fandom, cultural pride - The Korea Times Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show carried an energy Korean audiences already recognize: the confidence of pop that does not need to translate...

www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainmen...

Really excited to have been invited to give some thoughts on the 2026 Super Bowl ads for this deep dive for Canvas8

Check out all the insights below and request access to the full report.

www.canvas8.com/super-bowl-lx

CFP: Besides the Screen Ningbo 2026: Audiences, Subjects & Agents

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

June 4-6, 2026

Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2026

besidesthescreen.com

Absolutely agreed.

Such a terrible film!

CFP: Monster Media Conference

University of Edinburgh

18-19 June 2026 (abstracts due 15 March 2026)

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/...

Will 'Heated Rivalry' do for Olympic ice hockey what Taylor Swift did for the Super Bowl? HBO's gay hockey romance series 'Heated Rivalry' was a breakout hit—and it's already boosting ticket sales for the sport, just in time for Milan's Winter Games.

HBO's gay hockey romance series was a breakout hit—and it's already boosting sales for the sport, just in time for Milan's winter games. f-st.co/e6SGxAl

What not to do about diversity data and REF Doris Ruth Eikhof offers lessons from the film and TV industry on the use of data on equalities, diversity, and inclusion in REF

Last week on Wonkhe: Doris Ruth Eikhof offers lessons from the film and TV industry on the use of data on equalities, diversity, and inclusion in REF wonkhe.com/blogs/what-n...

Pale blue flyer in the style of retro video game that reads "Calling all gamers! Do you have big feelings, positive or negative, about generative AI? Now is your chance to participate in a research study to share your thoughts." The link to the survey is tinyurl.com/videogameAIsurvey. The image has two trees on the bottom in each corner.

I'm conducting a research study to learn more about video game players' attitudes toward generative AI. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes of your time. tinyurl.com/videogameAIs...
#gaming #videogames #videogame

Another special issue of @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social on "Mickey and Minnie Mouse at 100" is also looking for 1 more guest editor to work alongside the fantastic Joel Gray & Peter Cullen Bryan. More details in the post below.

Reconsidering the “Exceptionally” Talented Middle-Aged Man: Fan Responses, Cancel Culture, and Authenticity in Mark Kozelek’s Late-Career Resurgence Jack Melton and Jeri Karmelic This research examines fan responses to allegations of sexual misconduct against prolific indie songwriter Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon) on an indie-focused subreddit between 2014 and 2022. Using eth...

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Melton, J., & Karmelic, J. (2026). Reconsidering the “Exceptionally” Talented Middle-Aged Man: Fan Responses, Cancel Culture, and Authenticity in Mark Kozelek’s Late-Career Resurgence Jack Melton and Jeri Karmelic. Rock Music Studies, 1–18.

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After mass media: storytelling for microaudiences in the twenty-first century Published in Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

New work: a review of After Mass Media by @drtvlotz.bsky.social in Continuum. Important book for TV studies, lots to learn from it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....