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Fan Studies Network North America @fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Come one, come all! Gather round as we announce our 1st FSNNA #FanStudies 2026 Conference headliner 🥁 🌟 DR. JINYING LI!! 🌟 An assistant prof (Brown University) & author of "Anime's Knowledge Cultures" (2024), she''ll be leading a roundtable Oct. 22nd titled "The Multitudes of Knowledge Cultures"

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Liang Ge (they/them) @liangge11.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hooray! Check out our new article on materialising intimacy and otome gamers' everyday intimate practices! :D

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Mel Stanfill @melstanfill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

my article with @rouselaurenc.bsky.social, "Quantifying fandom: Identity, romance, and platform preferences on archive of our own," which provides solid data on fan demographics and how groups differ, has now officially been published with page numbers and stuff: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Save the Date: Fan Studies at 35 After an 8 year hiatus the FSN conference is back! We’re thinking about the state of the field 35 years after the publication of Henry Jenkins’ Textual Poachers, Camille Bacon-Smith’s Enterprising Women, & Lisa the edited collection The Adoring Audience in 1992.

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Elizabeth Minkel @elizabethminkel.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Writers! As of today, we're officially open for pitches. 🎉 New Fansplaining has been live for two months: hopefully time for folks to see the ambition of the project, and the kinds of stuff we're hoping to publish in the future. Also...do you actually want to be edited? 😉 (I always do!)

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Dr Rukmini Pande @rukminipande.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Still open! Ever boycotted a kpop company? Hybe? SM? All of them?? I'd love to talk to you! DMs are also open in case you'd prefer that over the form!

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Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our latest is live! 🏒 @kaytiburt.bsky.social reports on the fallout around the recent document attempting to identify fanfiction authors using AI, and how Heated Rivalry is ground zero for fandom's broader reckoning with AI-generated text on all sides. Read or listen to an audio version:

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Heated Rivalry is at the Center of Fanfic’s AI Reckoning

A controversial anonymous document exposing Claude remnants in fics has collided with a fandom culture of production at hyper-speed.

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Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In our latest, @kaytiburt.bsky.social reports on the fallout around an anonymous document that identified remnants of Claude in popular fanfics. While the doc's authors and many of the fics were from Heated Rivalry, it's a far bigger problem than a single fandom: fansplaining.com/heated-rival...

$Text reading: “Fandom Has A Hidden Generative AI Problem” gives shape to a breakdown in a basic social contract for online fandom and all online community and discourse. While fanfiction writing is generally pseudonymous, readers have historically at least been able to rely on the assumption that a fellow human being is writing the story they are reading. With the introduction of AI, that fundamental pact between fic writer and fic reader has been fractured. Fandom is a place for people to be in community together—to bond over shared obsessions in a way that can make us feel a little less alone. Realizing someone has outsourced that connection to a machine can make us feel even more alone.$

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Call for Papers ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Queer Theory in the Age of Global Asias: An International Conference December 11-12, 2026 | University of Hong Kong www.csgc.hku.hk/call-for-pap...

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Call for Papers: Queer Theory in the Age of Global Asias: An International Conference – CSGC

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Fan Studies Network North America @fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📣 Calling all scholars & nerds in #FanStudies #rhetoric #mediastudies #socialsciences #americanstudies & more We are opening registration EARLY this year for our 2026 FSNNA virtual conference‼️ ⭐Theme: "The Boundaries of Fan Studies and Fandom" Registration 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/fanst...

A promotional flyer for the Fan Studies Network North America's 2026 conference titled "The Boundaries of Fam Studies and Fandom". In the bottom center, in yellow font, it lists the dates of the conference as October 22-25, 2026. The background is of a dark blue night sky that turns into a magenta/pink sunset at the bottom. There are also several large white stars at the edges of the flyer and a pale white swirling line going across the background behind the text.

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Jasmine Proctor @iamjazzrae.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🌈 PLEASE REPOST 🌈 My fellow queer #Kpop girl group/female artist fans!! I’m doing my PhD at Western University and I’m looking to interview fans (18+) about your experiences online & in fandom! I’m especially interested in how queer fans connect, create, and build community across platforms.

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Ben Scholl @ben-scholl.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

What does it take to be a varsity esports athlete in Canada? "Welcome to Saints Gaming," my paper on student-athletes' roles in shaping the institutions of Canada's first varsity esports program, is now published in Games and Culture! Read the full paper here doi.org/10.1177/1555... 🇨🇦 #GameStudies

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

New article in International Journal of Cultural Studies ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Kim, D. O. (Donna), & Wu, F. (2025). Meaningfully playful: Gender, sexuality, and civic imaginations in Korean and Chinese fandom cultures. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1177/1367...

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 09/07/2025

Are you interested in social media and community outreach? Do you like to assist AO3 users by resolving complaints? Do you want to create videos and connect with fellow fans on TikTok? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! Learn more at: otw-news.org/mw63d42d

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Liang Ge (they/them) @liangge11.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

We argue for examining how media technologies and transnational cultural flows across diverse Asian contexts shape, circulate and contest queernesses and Asian-nesses, offering rich ground for epistemological and methodological innovation❤️

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Jasmine Proctor @iamjazzrae.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

can’t believe today was the last day of @methodsmcr.bsky.social — had such a great time in the digital methods course and feel so lucky to have met so many brilliant emerging and established scholars. already looking forward to staying in touch as we all head off in all our different directions 💕

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Lauron J. Kehrer @lauronkehrer.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

CFP: @iaspm-us.bsky.social 2026 Conference Popular Music and the State iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/2026-confere...

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

New article in Celebrity Studies ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Ibrahim, K. (2025). Fan-based civic and humanitarian action: the case study of the BTS fan community Borahae from Manila. Celebrity Studies, 1–7. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/1939...

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Fan-based civic and humanitarian action: the case study of the BTS fan community Borahae from Manila

K-pop fandom has gained a reputation for social activism, notably in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and Black Lives Matter movement. This paper draws on media scholar Henry Jenkins’ work ...

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Aubrey @aubrey.northsky.social · 02/06/2025

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Husband of Jonathan Joss

My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.

Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.

When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.

Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future.

He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.

I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.

To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family.

My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together.

If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband.

Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built.

Tristan Kern de Gonzales

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Ali Nahdee @alinahdee.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Jonathan Joss was MURDERED. Words matter here. He was MURDERED. it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man. Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.

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Zoë Jay @zoecharlottejay.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🌟call for research participants🌟 i'm looking for people who are (or have been) fans of #eurovision to join an online focus group about how fans think about & interact with the politics of the contest. more details on the study & how to join below. please sign up & share with your eurofan pals!

Call For Participants: Eurovision and International Politics

I'm looking for Eurovision fans to participate in an online focus group about how fans think about and interact with the politics of the Contest.

See other images for further info or contact zoe.jay@helsinki.fi

To register, go to https://tinyurl/com/eurovisionaries-study or scan the QR code in bottom right corner of this image.

Who can participate?
All fans aged 18 and older are welcome. If you’re a Eurovision fan and are interested in discussing Eurovision and politics, I’d like to hear from you!

What will taking part involve?
Participating in a focus groups with 6-8 Eurovision fans. The focus groups will be conducted online in English, and last around 90 minutes. The focus groups will be held in June and July.

I will ask you and the group questions about your views on whether and how the Contest relates to international politics, and on how you engage with these politics as a fan.

You don’t need to have a particular opinion about whether the contest is political or not - only an interest in talking about Eurovision and politics as you understand it.

Further Information
If you have any questions about this study, you can contact Dr Zoë Jay: zoe.jay@helsinki.fi

You can also read more about the research on the Eurovisionaries website: www.eurovisionaries.com

Register: If you're interested in taking part in this study, you can register at https://tinyurl/com/eurovisionaries-study or by scanning the QR code in the bottom right corner.

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Eve Ng, scholar and sky lover @evecng.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

(1) I'm delighted that my article, "'If I started to identify as a bird, would I stop being human?' Networked Transphobia in Lesbian Popular Culture Spaces" is out in Popular Communication! doi.org/10.1080/1540... There are 50 free e-copies available at this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YT3JP...

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“If I started to identify as a bird, would I stop being human?” Networked transphobia in lesbian popular culture spaces

Transphobic discourses have become prominent even as media representations of gender non-conformity have increased, demonstrating the paradoxes of media visibility for the status of minority groups...

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Ben Scholl @ben-scholl.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Exciting new research on hate raids, from my time with the Digital Democracies Institute, has just been published. Congrats to the team! @pipsipirate.bsky.social , Maria Sommers, @albertolusoli.bsky.social, and @whkchun.bsky.social 🎉 doi.org/10.1177/1470...

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Jeanne (she/they) @fangirljeanne.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This is what the commodification of fandom looks like. Traditional publishing is exploiting fandom and fans. Using them to promote and pay for the art they’ve already read for free. Setting fanfic writer up for possible lawsuits and forever binding them and their the work to a bigot. #Romancelandia

Promotional material for Irresistible urge to fall for your enemy by Brigitte Knightly, which is the published title of what was once a popular Harry Potter fan fiction featuring a romance between Hermione and Draco. Promotional material gives a breakdown of the “Dramoine ship” its online popularity making the books origins not only clear but a selling point of the book.

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The emergence of Dramione skyrocketed within the fanfiction community, which led to several published adaptions, including the forthcoming Alchemised by SenLinYu, adapted from Manacled, setting us up to break out Brigitte Knightley at just the right time.
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Elizabeth Minkel @elizabethminkel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

For the wonderful folks at @ellipsus.com, I wrote a guest post about fic and generative AI! As people yank archives for LLMs or "finish" others' work with these tools, we're increasingly seeing AI used to create fic, too. But if you outsource the act of being a fan to AI, what does that leave you?

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Where the wild stories are

Fandom is a vast and varied space made up of many overlapping communities, and just like the world at large, attitudes about genAI aren’t a monolith. But if If you outsource the act of being a fan to ...

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Dr. Aurélie Petit 👩🏻‍💻✨ @aurelievpetit.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I am so happy that @michellehsho.bsky.social will be one of our keynotes 😄 They are an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore and will talk about their new book "Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo’s Pink Economies" 🏳️‍⚧️🏙️🌸➡️ ticket here: events.humanitix.com/queer-and-fe...

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Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium 2025

A platform for critical discussions about gender and Japanese animation, fashion, video games, literature and digital cultures

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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

And SSHRC!

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This is how you do it.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYU Faculty Take Classes Off Campus to Protest Lack of Protections for International
Students
NEW YORK, April 17, 2025 - More than fifty NYU faculty members have taken their classes off campus starting today, and continuing for the next week, to protest the University's lack of commitment to protect international students in the face of the Trump administration's attacks. Some faculty have moved their classes to in-person locations that have been declared sanctuary spaces, where international students are assured that building administrators will do everything in their power to refuse to cooperate with ICE agents. Other faculty have moved their classes online so that students can attend from a safe location of their choosing.

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Nicolle Lamerichs @nicolleness.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

"Gaylor points to the possibility of “queering” even the most mainstream popular culture. [...] Under this rubric, Swift herself is not so much an object of a conspiracy as the conspiracy is an object of communal world-building for queer users and their allies." #taylorswift #fandom #academia

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Lauren Kaori Gurley @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

NEW: Columbia expelled & fired the president of its student workers’ union today, a day before contract negotiations were set to begin, per UAW The union is calling it “part of a wave of crackdowns on free speech against students and workers who have spoken out…against the war on Gaza”

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We all have intrinsic value. Governments and the billionaire class want to tie it to economic productivity as a means of propping up end stage capitalism. You don’t have to work to have value. You aren’t “less than” if you can’t work.

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Nicolle Lamerichs @nicolleness.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Affect in fandom is out! 🥳 We LOVED working with authors on this volume on fandom, transmedia and games. This collection tackles creativity & content made by fans - their history AND their future (e.g. sustainable design). Download for free! 💜 #fanstudies library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 19/02/2025

Lady Gaga confirms the ‘Telephone (feat. Beyoncé)’ music video will be continued.

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Nicolle Lamerichs @nicolleness.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Affect in Fandom is out soon, which I co-edited with great colleagues! It's an open-access book with splendid scholarship on fan fic, cosplay and games. How do feelings, texts and memories shape fandom? What do fans create, and why? Find out in March! #mediastudies www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

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Affect in Fandom

This book provides a timely discussion of the creative practices in fandom and media culture. Within their participatory cultures, fans produce a wealth of content, data and materials. They write fan ...

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Fanlore Wiki @fanlore.org · 10/02/2025

Join us in celebration of International Fanworks Day with our annual week-long challenge, the IFD Fanlore Challenge! From February 10th-16th, come celebrate fandom with us by completing fun editing challenges and earning our fun trope-themed badges: bit.ly/3EIPA4I

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

ASL interpreters who work in the arts (concerts, opera, theatre, etc) deserve to be valued as artists too. it takes so much skill to be this good at capturing the FEEL of music beyond just translating the meaning of the text and it’s an invaluable accessibility service

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

millennials will be like yeah i have a favorite opera and it's just The Black Parade (2006) by my chemical romance

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Brittany Melton @brittanymelton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Super excited to announce the article I wrote on Female Dating Strategy and the Femosphere is finally out!! This paper functions as the framing for my PhD dissertation on gendered online communities! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @femmediastudies.bsky.social

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“By women for women” communicating gender discourse in r/FemaleDatingStrategy

This research offers insights into how r/FemaleDatingStrategy’s (FDS) utilizes themes of misandry and gender essentialism to indoctrinate members under the guise of community. Situated within the b...

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