Fandom 101: Pleasures of Fando...

Mar 3, 2013 by

We’ve already covered some of this in previous posts, or alluded to it, but it’s easily lost in the midst of other...

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Fandom 101: Terminology

Feb 25, 2013 by

Fandom abounds with terminology that can be confusing and potentially serve as a deterrent to the uninitiated. While most of my...

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Why Study Fans?

Feb 17, 2013 by

[The following consists of my thoughts as informed by the Introduction to Fandom: Identities and Communities in a Mediated World, by...

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Why Study Popular Culture?

Feb 10, 2013 by

Karen Larsen, editor of the Journal of Fandom Studies, speaks about scholarship that starts from the moment of justification—that we...

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