transformativeworksandcultures: TWC has three upcoming special issues that are still taking Symposium submissions. And while we are always desperate for good Symps, we are especially eager to have more fan voices. It’s 1500-2500 words editorially reviewed, so there is a
Special issue CFP: Fandom and Politics (1/1/19; 6/15/20)
transformativeworksandcultures: We have entered an historical moment in which political communication is filled with fandom. Grassroots fan communities mobilize to influence elections. Political candidates perform fandom on the campaign trail. And of course, rallies on both sides of the aisle
CFP: The Future of Fandom (1/15/18; 9/15/18)
transformativeworksandcultures: This special 10th anniversary issue of Transformative Works and Cultures seeks to explore the future of fandom while looking back to its past. How might scholarship on fandom’s past and present invite speculation about its future? And what might
Special Issue CFP: Fans of Color, Fandoms of Color (3/1/18; 3/15/19)
transformativeworksandcultures: In a 2015 essay in Transformative Works and Cultures, Rebecca Wanzo calls for “a new genealogy of fan studies” to begin to remedy the systemic oversight of race in fan studies. Drawing mostly from scholars who may not claim
CFP Tumblr & Fandom
itisbeeing: It’s not too late to submit a short symposium piece to the #TWC special issue on Tumblr & Fandom! So if you’re sitting on some Tumblr/Fandom thoughts, do consider submitting! See the call for more info, contact info etc
CFP: Fan Studies Network Australasia 2017
CFP: Fan Studies Network Australasia 2017 If you’re in Australasia and were following the FSN2017 coverage and wishing you could be here, FSN is coming to you!! And while it doesn’t say so on this post, the deadline for the CfP
Call for Papers: Edited Collection on Race in Fandom
Call for Papers: Edited Collection on Race in Fandom Call for papers with deadline (technically) today. Collection editor Rukmini Pande says on Twitter: #RaceInFandom abstracts have been super exciting but still looking to fill some gaps! Latinx and Asian fans/fandoms
a-tmblr-book: CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: A Tumblr Book co-editors: Allison McCracken, American Studies, DePaul University; Louisa Stein, Department of Film and Media Culture, Middlebury College; Alexander Cho, University of California Humanities Research Institute We’re putting together a book to identify ways in