List of openly accessible fan culture and popular culture studies journals The list is in French, but the journals listed are all in English, and they’re all free to access for anyone. Excellent resource.
Crip Fanfiction Research
Crip Fanfiction Research Spotlighting some research in progress today. Cath Duchastel’s ongoing PhD research into disabled fans in online fanfiction communities looks at five key questions: 1. Are disabled fans contributing to the critical examination of disabled characters in fandoms
SCMS Fan and Audience Studies Scholarly Interest Group
tea-and-liminality: faassig: This is the tumblr for the Fan and Audience Studies Scholarly Interest Group (SIG) of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, intended as a scholar-fandom interface for anyone interested in fan and audience studies. Please feel free
MIT Live Webcast RIGHT NOW: Fan fiction and fair use
MIT Live Webcast RIGHT NOW: Fan fiction and fair use There are millions of fan fiction works both online and off. Though many content creators support or even encourage fan-made books, comics, plays, or films inspired by their work, others see
Is Fandom the New Cinephilia?
Is Fandom the New Cinephilia? There are two specific reasons I think the current state of fandom could be seen as a successor — or at least a second cousin twice removed — of classical cinephilia, and the first one is this: just as
Syllabi for fan studies classes
Syllabi for fan studies classes Great list of syllabi on a wide range of fandom-related topics. Check them out, and add your own if you’re a teacher.
April Membership Drive: Spotlight on Transformative Works and Cultures | Organization for Transformative Works
April Membership Drive: Spotlight on Transformative Works and Cultures | Organization for Transformative Works What gets you excited about academic studies in fandom? “Here’s what I’m excited about,” said Karen Hellekson in 2008: “an academic journal that welcomes, instead of rejects
Storify of conference panel: Industry Studies and/as Audience Studies #scms14
Storify of conference panel: Industry Studies and/as Audience Studies #scms14 Panel presentation at the 2014 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference, Seattle WA, March 21, 2014 featuring @melstanfill, @derekjohnsonUW, @iheartfatapollo, and @mkackman
Fanworks Inc. directory of pro writers’ policies on fan fiction
Fanworks Inc. directory of pro writers’ policies on fan fiction A large directory of pro writers’ policies on fan fiction, including mostly authors who write in English. The directory links to direct quotes or other sources that indicate the authors’
CfP European Fandoms and Fan Studies Conference
European Fandom and Fan Studies: Localization and Translation One Day Symposium, 9 November 2013 Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis and University of Amsterdam Department of Media Studies Call for Papers The increasingly global circulation of media often threatens to obscure