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[ADMIN] Introduction Post

Hello! My name is Alex Jenkins, and I will be replacing Cryptoxin as Dana’s regular co-blogger here at the Symposium Blog. I’m very excited about posting here, and I hope to continue Cryptoxin’s excellent work creating a bridge between academic

Alex Jenkins 20/01/201121/11/2019 fanhackers Read more

[ADMIN] Feeds now available

Feeds of this blog have now been created for two platforms used by many fans: LiveJournal: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/symposiumblog/ Dreamwidth: http://symposiumotw-feed.dreamwidth.org/ Enjoy!

Dana Sterling 18/06/201021/11/2019 fanhackers Read more

[ADMIN] Welcome!

We are delighted to begin offering you weekly posts in a blog affiliated with the journal Transformative Works and Cultures, specifically its Symposium section. Our goal for this blog is to provide a lively forum for discussion of fan works

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Your guide to research on fans

  • Fanhackers is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) that makes fan studies scholarship more accessible. We help fans find and access research on fan culture, and encourage fan participation in scholarship through the contribution of personal experiences, new research, and community interaction.
  • We post about fan studies research here and on Tumblr and Twitter, and maintain a bibliography of fan studies research. Contributions welcome!

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