transformativeworksandcultures:
Table of Contents
TWC Editor, Editorial: Works in Progress
Theory
Rebecca Wanzo, African American acafandom and other strangers: New genealogies of fan studies
Kathryn Hemmann, Queering the media mix: The female gaze in Japanese fan comics
Anne Gilbert, What we talk about when we talk about bronies
J. Richard Stevens, Christopher E. Bell, (Re)examining the attitudes of comic book store patrons
Praxis
Misty Krueger, The products of intertextuality: The value of student adaptations in a literature course
Lise Dilling-Hansen, Affective fan experiences of Lady Gaga
Melanie Piper, Real body, fake person: Recontextualizing celebrity bodies in fandom and film
Mary Ingram-Waters Writing the pregnant man
Andrew Ryan Rico, Fans of Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Victoria Godwin, Mimetic fandom and one-sixth-scale action figures
Symposium
Maud Lavin, Patti Smith: Aging, fandom, and libido
Joshua Wille, Dead links, vaporcuts, and creativity in fan edit replication
Jasmin Aurora Stoffer, The transformative world of winter fashion in a Nunavik village
Review
Suzanne Scott, Understanding fandom: An introduction to the study of media fan culture, by Mark Duffett
Katie Wilson, Fan studies: Researching popular audiences, edited by Alice Chauvel, Nicolle Lamerichs, and Jessica Seymour
Katherine E. Morrissey, Transmedia storytelling and the new era of media convergence in higher education, by Stavroula Kalogeras
Also great summary of the issue on OTW News!
STOP THE PRESSES. PUT DOWN WHAT YOU’RE READING AND PICK UP REBECCA WANZO THERE AT THE TOP.
I had the pleasure of hearing her speak at the SCMS conference this past spring, and I’ve been waiting for this piece like you would not believe. There’s some great sounding stuff in here, all worth your time, but please, please read Wanzo. She’s really worth it.
TWC Vol. 20 Published