Volume 18 of the open-access fan studies journal TWC is out, full of great analysis about fan culture. Check out the articles below!
Editorial
Performance and performativity in fandom – Lucy Bennett, Paul J. Booth
Theory
Self-representation in literary fandom: Women’s leisure reader selfies as postfeminist performance – Dawn S. Opel
Fannish tattooing and sacred identity – Bethan Jones
Bound princes and monogamy warnings: Harry Potter, slash, and queer performance in LiveJournal communities – Darlene Rose Hampton
Toward new horizons: Cosplay (re)imagined through the superhero genre, authenticity, and transformation – Ellen Kirkpatrick
Praxis
The digital fandom of Na’vi speakers – Christine Schreyer
Doctor Who–themed weddings and the performance of fandom – Jessica Elizabeth Johnston
Audience reaction movie trailers and the Paranormal Activity franchise – Alexander Swanson
Simblr famous and SimSecret infamous: Performance, community norms, and shaming among fans of The Sims – Ruth A. Deller
The remediation of the fan convention: Understanding the emerging genre of cosplay music videos – Nicolle Lamerichs
Symposium
Exploring nonhuman perspectives in live-action role-play – Rafael Bienia
Finding truth in playing pretend: A reflection on cosplay – Shelby Fawn Mongan
My football fandoms, performance, and place – Abby Waysdorf
Zombie walks and the public sphere – Brendan Riley
What is global theater? or, What does new media studies have to do with performance studies? – Abigail De Kosnik
Interview
Exploring fandom and the performance paradigm: An interview with Kurt Lancaster, author of Interacting with “Babylon 5” – Paul J. Booth, Lucy Bennett
Interview with Hello Earth Productions – Cameron Salisbury
Review
Fandom unbound: Otaku culture in a connected world, edited by Mizuko Ito, Daisuke Okabe, and Izumi Tsuji – Nele Noppe
Work/text: Investigating “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” by Cynthia W. Walker – Francesca Coppa