Last week, we answered a question on how to make your undergraduate research on fans available to the world. We talked about where to archive existing papers. But what if you have the time or inclination to write something new?
Where can I publish my undergraduate paper on fans?
bakurapika asked: I had an undergrad paper in 2015 or so about roleplay on tumblr (specifically the vocabulary in use). I don’t suppose that’s something I could post somewhere useful? Excellent question. If you want to publish an undergrad paper about
Meet the volunteer: Nele
Hi everyone! I’m Nele (she/her), and while I’ve been involved with Fanhackers for a long time, it’s been years since I actually said hello by name. So, intro post for me too. I’m unjapanologist on Twitter and Tumblr. I live
[META] Breaking the primacy of print: open access and TWC
Second post on open access: if you’ve seen the Open Access Explained video, it may seem pretty obvious that academic work on fans should also be open access. But what are the challenges of making a journal like Transformative Works and
[META] Open Access Explained! (by phdcomics)
Open Access Explained! (by phdcomics) Transformative Works and Cultures, the open access fan studies journal that Fanhackers is affiliated with, will be publishing a new issue on boys’ love fandom very soon. Expect shiny. By way of celebration, we’ll be
[LINK] Embedded Videos at TWC: Such Fun!
The new issue of Transformative Works and Cultures almost here, and I can’t wait to check out the content on transformative works and fan activism. It’s such an important topic, and one that’s bound to generate some energy from readers
[META] Persistence and DOIs
When TWC’s No. 6 (History issue) came out a few weeks ago, we had a not-so-minor snafu: all the hotlinks in the press release were broken. The reason? We had (cleverly, we thought) drafted the press release using DOIs instead
[META] Breaking the primacy of print
I was brought on board to help launch TWC in part because of my expertise in the scientific publishing world and my background in production. I was a hard sell when asked to lend my time to the Organization for