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Kate Fortmueller

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Media industries, labor, and unions. Author of Below the Stars & Hollywood Shutdown (both UTX, 2021), Co-editor, Hollywood Unions (Rutgers, 2025), Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers w/ @mirandabanks.bsky.social in 2026. Assoc. Prof @GSU

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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...

SIG members: We're compiling a list of fan- and audience studies publications by our members that came out in 2025. Enter yours here by Dec. 31, and we'll compile a list to share: forms.gle/V7zsgTowJahU...

16.12.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Identifying the Relationship between personal concerns and enjoyment of horror films (Denmark) Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

HORROR FANS WANTED!

My friend and colleague Mathias Clasen desperately needs horror fans to help with his new study. The survey below doesn't take long to complete, and your participation is appreciated by him and his collaborators.

Details πŸ‘‡
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/brighton/i...

12.11.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Proofs arrive in our inboxes tomorrow and @mirandabanks.bsky.social and I will send this out to press before the end of the year!

Preorder w/ UCPSAVE30 for 30% off

www.ucpress.edu/books/boom-t...

11.11.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brief pause from my social media hiatus for shameless self-promotion (and because I love our cover). My book w/ @mirandabanks.bsky.social is available for purchase at the UC Press website www.ucpress.edu/books/boom-t...

25.09.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Media Industries

Just in time for syllabus prep! Looking forward to everything in this new issue of Media Industries 12.1.

journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/

11.08.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Co-chair of Precarious Labor Organization @scmstudies.bsky.social again. If you applied for waiver *prior* to 2:35pm on Friday, July 11, please reapply again at same link. There was an error in the survey and we did not properly capture names of applicants. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ Link here:
shorturl.at/nom91

11.07.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you receive our email last week? If not, feel free to reach out -- the email included lots of important conference information (and we want to be mindful of not overwhelming your inboxes).

26.06.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Console-ing Passions Atlanta is almost here!! We can't wait to welcome everyone tomorrow.

As you've probably noticed, it's hot...stay hydrated today and all weekend!

26.06.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Off to pick up some friends who are in town for @cp25atlanta.bsky.social!

26.06.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heading to Atlanta? Pack layers (the air conditioning is serious) and drink lots of water!

26.06.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

26.06.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‹πŸ»πŸ‘‹πŸ» See you tomorrow!

26.06.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer Sale - Rutgers University Press Take advantage of our summer sale! All books on our website are 50% off (plus free shipping in the U.S.). Discount code: RSUMMER50 Take a look at just a

@rutgersupress.bsky.social is having a summer sale!

Order Hollywood Unions and use RSUMMER50 to get it for 50% off!

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/summer-sale/

28.05.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moving in Unison: The Surprising 90-year History of Film & Television Choreographers and their Unionization Efforts Moving in Unison: The Surprising 90-year History of Film & Television Choreographers and their Unionization Efforts The entertainment industry is one of the most unionized industries in the Unite...

Hollywood is a heavily unionized industry, but did you know that the choreographers are not unionized?

I'll be talking about Hollywood's union history and the unionization history of the choreographers on 5/28/25.

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/chore...

14.05.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Interested in Hollywood union history?

Join me in this conversation about choreographers today (May 28)!

If you’re interested in learning more about the history of the unions, order Hollywood Unions (use RUP30 for a discount)!

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/hollywood-un...

28.05.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t forget to register! We can’t wait to host you in Atlanta!

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Moving in Unison: The Surprising 90-year History of Film & Television Choreographers and their Unionization Efforts Moving in Unison: The Surprising 90-year History of Film & Television Choreographers and their Unionization Efforts The entertainment industry is one of the most unionized industries in the Unite...

Hollywood is a heavily unionized industry, but did you know that the choreographers are not unionized?

I'll be talking about Hollywood's union history and the unionization history of the choreographers on 5/28/25.

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/chore...

14.05.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The end of the semester is approaching, which means that we're getting ready for Console-ing Passions Atlanta!

Don't forget: The deadline to register for the conference is June 1st!

07.05.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Don't forget to register for @cp25atlanta.bsky.social!!

07.05.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Boo. Those of us who made it are just taxiing around waiting for a gate…

02.04.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luckβ€”I’m seated and feeling cautiously optimistic that we’re taking off in 10 minutes.

02.04.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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asset managerial aesthetics How do the financial instruments deployed in Hollywood shape its aesthetic output? A new book tracking the financialization of culture industries offers a comprehensive theory of the derivative for…

Chicago!

what does the asset-manager takeover of hollywood look like on screen? DERIVATIVE MEDIA

join InterCcECT monday, with special guest Andrew deWaard!

interccect.com/2025/03/22/a...

02.04.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a regular reader I’m now looking forward to reading more!

Congratulations @sayanniething.bsky.social!

02.04.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Since #scms25 is upon us, here are some of my conference hacks. Feel free to modify to fit your needs.

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Congratulations, @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social and Melissa Click! I know it’s on order at my library!

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First time 11/10 recommend

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We saw her this morning and were discussing this…wish you were in Knoxville!!

30.03.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy conference discount season!!

27.03.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have a library card?

Do you?

Do
You

Do it

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Trump is trying to gut libraries. Fight back with ALA. Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association

Trump is trying to gut libraries. Fight back with ALA. Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association

Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.

The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.

Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding

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