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Anthony Dannar, PhD

@anthonydannar.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Communciation and Media Studies at Tuskegee University

59 Followers  |  44 Following  |  23 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024
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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

My article in @illsp.bsky.social on the intersection of right-wing violence and fan performances has just been published.

16.12.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When Fandom Meets Violence: The Intersection of Political Extremism and Tactical Embodied Performance in Modern Politics | illiberalism.org Anthony Dannar on how the acts and aesthetics of right-wing extremism mirror the performances and practices often associated with fandom.

New piece! @anthonydannar.bsky.social on how the acts and aesthetics of right-wing extremism mirror the performances and practices often associated with fandom.

@ieres-gwu.bsky.social

16.12.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Does this make me your number one fan @jimmypardo.com ? @nevernotfunny.com

04.12.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to be a part of this intriguing panel with some very smart people at @scmstudies.bsky.social.
"Apolitical Media: Entertainment, Comedy, and Politics in a Fragmented Media Landscape"
@scmsfaas.bsky.social

27.11.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Doom almost ready for #dragoncon. #dragonconcosplay

12.08.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to announce that my book chapter in "Beyond Fandom: The Dark Side of Social Media Discourse" just released. Check out the whole book! #fanstudies @scmsfaas.bsky.social
scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=e...

10.08.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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. @anthonydannar.bsky.social proposes reactionary fanboy auterism as an emerging model of authorship. #scms25

03.04.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I can not recommend this book enough. James by Percival Elliot.

08.04.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last up is @alfredmartin.bsky.social, looking awesome as ever, talking about how notions of canonicity/taste affect how about how we talk about media and how Black cultural texts get canonised in Black poular culture. Al's new book is, I believe, available in the exhibition hall at #scms25.

04.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. And I'm very glad you haven't heard of the film.

04.04.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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. @simoned.bsky.social talks about the differences practices, techniques and strategies that can be used in fanspiracy and we see these in Swift fandom as well as e.g. QAnon. Simone had talked to Swifties across the globe and asked about Easter egg hunting which she's focusing on today. #scms25

03.04.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@scmstudies.bsky.social #scms25

03.04.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, I presented my paper building off "reactionary fandom" @melstanfill.bsky.social and "fanboy autuerism" @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social to explore "reactionary fanboy auteurism."

03.04.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Paper two is @linenybro.bsky.social and Katrine Pedersen (Line is here in spirit not in person) presenting on work funded by the Horizon Europe-funded SMIDGE. Unfortunately someone next door is playing a video and the walls are very thin. #scms25

03.04.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@natalieleclue.bsky.social
I gave you a shout-out.

03.04.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And our panel is starting! First up is @anthonydannar.bsky.social, giving a shout out to a new collection on fandom edited by @natalieleclue.bsky.social which me and @simoned.bsky.social also have a chapter in. #scms25

03.04.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank!

03.04.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to presenting my paper today. @scmstudies.bsky.social #scms25

03.04.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈNew Communication Theory article! With @carolynschmitt.bsky.social and @shannimcg.bsky.social

Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧡

bit.ly/StratAm

21.02.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Looking for literature discussing or highlighting fan bases of different celebrities/films/shows engaging with each other through cross promotion or online spaces? @fanstudies.bsky.social @

31.01.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to start my first semester at Tuskegee University.

02.01.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very much looking forward to talking about not-so-good things with good people. #scms25 @scmsfaas.bsky.social @scmstudies.bsky.social

20.12.2024 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoops! Tagged the wrong person.

25.11.2024 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing and perhaps depressing

25.11.2024 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am very excited that our panel "Reactionary Politics, Fandom and Participatory World Building" was accepted by @scmstudies.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to presenting with some very smart people: @linepetersen.bsky.social @memorieschild.bsky.social,
Simone Driessen, and Katrine Pedersen.

25.11.2024 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Acceptance notices are out & registration is now open! You can now book at our conference hotels, apply for eligible grants & subsidies, review travel guidance, reserve reception spaces, and more! Visit cmstudies.org for more information about ⁠#SCMS25 in Chicago, IL from April 3-6, 2025.

25.11.2024 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

hello #SCMS25 acceptance! come see me, Benjamin Woo, Kathryn Fedchun, @svegaard.bsky.social, and @mediamarknz.bsky.social talk about media fandom and governance #fanstudies

25.11.2024 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Season 3 Promo & News! Podcast Episode Β· In Defense of Fandom Β· 11/19/2024 Β· 8m

I told yall to keep an eye on the feed! Exciting news about season 3 and more πŸ‘€

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19.11.2024 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!

20.11.2024 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0