Perhaps only a fan can appreciate the depth of feeling, the gratifications, the importance for coping with everyday life that fandom represents. Yet we are all fans of something. We respect, admire, desire. We distinguish and form commitments. By endeavoring
The Classics of Fan Studies: Camille Bacon-Smith – Enterprising Women
The next work in our exploration of the classics of fan studies is Camille Bacon-Smith’s Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth. It was published in the same year as Textual Poachers and the two have often
The Classics of Fan Studies: Henry Jenkins – Textual Poachers
“Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk.” Today we’re continuing our exploration of the classics of fan studies with
The Classics of Fan Studies: John Fiske – Television Culture
For our first look at the classics of fan studies, I want to talk about a book that isn’t a work of fan studies per se but laid the groundwork for most of the research that came after it. In
The Classics of Fan Studies: Introduction Post
For my first Fanhackers posts, I want to (re)introduce you to some early works of fan studies that have shaped the discipline into what it is today and inspired the research of many scholars. Each post will be dedicated to
Meet the Volunteer: Maggie
Hi everyone! My name is Maggie (she/her) and I’m one of the new mods in the Fanhackers team! I’m French, currently studying to become a teacher, and starting to prepare to apply for a PhD next year. I’ve been in