Sometimes reading new scholarship coincides perfectly with the discussion I read here, on the blog. You have read discussion about fan perspectives on queer representation and on the fanfic lens and another take on the latter (or in other words,
The friends we made along the way
Discussing who the characters are and what canon is, is one of fandom’s most familiar activities. Fan reading, however, is a social process through which individual interpretations are shaped and reinforced through ongoing discussions with other readers. Such discussions expand
We are asking for your feedback on the Fanhackers discord server
We have had time for the FSNNA conference experiences to settle. There were certainly some riveting talks and novel ways of presentations (including playable games) and we could watch it all in your company. This was possible because we just
When building a spear, what matters: you, building or the spear?
At the recent FSNNA conference (were you there? Did we meet? If you’ve been there, the panel recordings and the discussion space is still available for a week.), Katherine Crighton, Dr. Naomi Jacobs and Shivhan Szabo introduced an online game
Participating in research about the motivation of fanfiction authors
Want to take part in a study on motivations for writing fanfiction and help out a fan studies researcher? Gaille Alyssa Stanley from the University of Cyberjaya (UOC), Malaysia has received approval from their Ethics Review Board for their study
A look at fandom and academia as coming out of the pandemic times
During the pandemic, we, fans, have been able to rely on some of our already existing coping mechanisms to deal with the increased strain of our mental health due to the global crisis. Participants in a study about the mental
Transformative Works and Culture journal new issue out!
The editorial reflects on the directions the journal intends to take. To us, Fanhackers, one sentence inmediately seems relevant. (…) we continue to resist the tendency within fan studies’ spaces, both casual and academic, to speak about fandom as if
(Fan) cultures have not traditionally work like media industries, since they have their own production dynamics, being much more a “shadow cultural economy” (Fiske, 1992); the constant search for alternative models of creation and circulation, as well as practices between
Fictional People Fandom Show (RPF)
That is definitely a pattern I have observed when looking at RPF related to media creators and to some degree, when it is related to musicians. Even when it comes to political figures, the fascination might be with the events
Fascination and Frustration in Real Life
Looking back on our past conversations on RPF this past year, we have asked questions concerning what these real people have to do with fandom: how can what we perceive as real life be as fascinating and frustrating as fiction?