Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 25/08/2026weact.campact.deWissenschaft: Dauerbefristung abschaffen!Wissenschaftler*innen in Deutschland brennen aus 👩🎓🚨 Der Grund: Kettenbefristungen. Nun liegt ein neuer Gesetzentwurf vor. Doch der greift zu kurz. ➡️ Jetzt WeAct-Petition von Gewerkschaften und Wis... 000
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 28/02/2026no, it's not for making it through the academic year (but maybe there should be medals too) 000
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Great conference (that's still running tomorrow, @goetheuni.bsky.social ) looking at gender from different disciplinary perspectives. Certainly there are (productive) disciplinary differences but also many shared struggles, shared hopes, and certainly a shared feeling of necessity & urgency 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Interessant zu sehen, wo sich die FDP im Frankfurter Kommunalwahlkampf politisch so einreiht. 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Join us for an international workshop on "Fan Practices of Memory and Remembrance" in Marburg on 27 February 🗣️ Personally looking forward to the fanfiction presentations in particular, but, of course, we have fascinating talks on other fan practises too! partizipafans.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/a... 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Currently seeing, currently reading (Vernon Lee's "Amour Dure") 000
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Annual Fanficforum conference in the books & once again amazed at the interesting work done in fanfic studies across academic levels, from BA term paper to PhD thesis. Thank you to everyone who joined & especially to @julianeugarten.bsky.social whose keynote was a great start to our day! 051
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Protest zum #Hochschulaktionstag in Frankfurt. Niemand hier hat eigentlich Zeit, gerade deswegen wichtig, da zu sein. 0112
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 26/01/2026#fanfic conference this Friday! We've got a keynote on #ecocriticism & fanfic about Greek myth and student presentations offering insights into #harrypotter, #00Q, #prideandprejudice, #alchemised and #bridgerton. If that sounds interesting, join us via Zoom or in person! www.fanficforum-ffm.de 020
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 20/01/2026If you're interested in #fanfiction in academic terms (or interested in fanfiction full stop) check out our student conference next week (accessible online)! Very much looking forward to the keynote by @julianeugarten.bsky.social & exciting presentations by BA & MA students from Germany and the UK. 031
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 08/01/2026New issue of Fandom | Cultures | Research is out now! Read about anime fandom (2 papers), Tumblr Repair Work, internet aesthetics, HP fan tourism & Critical Role learning + tons of book reviews, a conference report & our interview category Fandom Voices journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/index 074
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Applications are open until the end of this week! We already have some great applicants but there's space for a few more 😊 @goetheuni.bsky.social #fanfic #fanfiction #fanstudies @fanstudies.bsky.social 013
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Fanficforum Frankfurt is hosting its third student conference! Currently looking for contributors - students of all levels, degrees, fandoms are welcome to apply. The conference takes place in Frankfurt (aM), Germany, & on Zoom on 30.01.26. Deadline CfP: 14.12.25 fanficforum-ffm.de/fanficforum-...fanficforum-ffm.deFanficforum in Konferenz 2026 - Fanficforum FrankfurtDE EN Die Konferenz zum Fanficforum geht ins dritte Jahr und soll wieder Studierenden die Möglichkeit geben, aktuelle akademische Arbeiten zum Thema Fanfiction vorzustellen und mit anderen zu diskutie... 066
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Spent 2 wonderful days in Bamberg for #BritCult2025 last week. Lots of truly inspiring talks, urgency but also solidarity as speakers tackled questions around how to do gender/queer/trans studies in these challenging times. Already had several great conversations sparked by this since returning home 120
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Wonderful day at Comicfestival Hamburg, talking about the creative, academic & political potential (& challenges) of fanfic, listening to fan comic readings, interesting podiums and presentations and a great talk by my colleague Vanessa Ossa on the specifics of comic fandom. 000
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 25/09/2025The CfP for the 1st themed issue of our journal Fandom | Cultures | Research is out & I'm especially excited for this one, since it combines two of the things I'm most interested in: #fanstudies & #memorystudies. Added bonus: a workshop in Marburg in Feb 26. journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/announce...journals.uni-marburg.de Call for Abstracts - Themed Issue 2/26 & Accompanying Workshop: “Fan Practices of Memory and Remembrance” | Fandom | Cultures | Research 086
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Issue 1|25 of Fandom | Cultures | Research has been published! It not only includes articles, book reviews, and conference reports (including on our Fanficforum Frankfurt conference in Jan.). We've also opened a new section for Fandom Voices where long-time fans share their experiences. #fanstudies 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 18/06/2025No Cuts protest at @goetheuni.bsky.social - glad to see many of my students and colleagues, despite the heat, despite the neverending to-do lists 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 22/05/2025gew-hessen-aktiv.deUnterfinanzierung der hessischen Hochschulen beenden!Unterzeichne JETZT unsere Petition an den hessischen Finanzminister Herrn Prof. Dr. R. Alexander Lorz! Die Unterfinanzierung der hessischen Hochschulen muss ein Ende haben. Mach mit. 000
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Asked students in my fanfic seminar today to share why they're doing this degree/class. The answers were a healthy mixture of inspiring & grounding. 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I'm all for OA but still a bit proud to see some of my writing published in an actual print book for the first time. Also, nice to have another German-language publication on fanfic - there's still so little here! 000
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 03/04/2025CfP Fandom | Cultures | Research We're looking for contributions to Issue 1-26 of our OA journal for #fan and #audience studies! Deadline for abstracts is 1 June, papers are accepted in English and German. journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/ #fanstudies #fandom #audienceresearch #fanfiction 068
Reposted by Nina HeiseDLA Marbach @dlamarbach.bsky.social · 21/03/2025The 2nd day of our workshop ›When Readers Become Writers: Fanfiction in the Archive‹ begins with talks on fanfiction and the canon by Polina Bakhturina @unimainz.bsky.social, @ninaheise.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social, Ina Berner & Yves Herak @unituebingen.bsky.social, among others. 2135
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 18/03/2025When readers become writers: #fanfiction in the archive Zoom conference hosted by @dlamarbach.bsky.social on Thursday & Friday this week with papers in German and English. I'll be presenting on #alltheyoungdudes & canonisation processes. Sign up's still open! www.dla-marbach.de/kalender/det... 3133
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Arbeitstreffen #breiterkanon - die Lückenliste lenkt Aufmerksamkeit auf Werke marginalisierter Autor:innen & ist jetzt um ein paar Einträge und Verweise reicher. Und bald vielleicht auch hier vertreten 👀 Danke für die Orga @martinawernli.bsky.social & Esther Köhring! Weiterlesen: www.lueckenliste.de 1114
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 07/02/2025If you're in Frankfurt on 19 Feb: I am co-hosting a workshop on The Classics [but mostly Dante] in Fanfiction and Adaptation with colleagues from the Romance Studies. Very excited to hear takes on fanfic appropriating classic texts and authors from three different philological contexts! 010
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Very happy with how our fanfiction workshop went - many thanks to everyone who participated and presented their ideas! Certainly got some new ideas and some fascinating insights into pre-/early internet German fandom. Write up coming soon! Thanks for the podium picture to @einwaechter.bsky.social! 083
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Tomorrow: ✨ Fanficforum in Conference ✨ We've got two great MA student presentations (first one on #drarry is in English!) and a book launch on all things slash #fanfiction. Zoom link is available via IG (@fanficforum_ffm), info@fanficforum-ffm.de or through me here. 1127
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Das Fanficforum Frankfurt lädt ein! Am 24.01. findet wieder unsere Studikonferenz statt, diesmal mit zwei Beiträgen von Masterstudentinnen zu #drarry und #schoethe respectively und einer anschließenden Buchvorstellung zu #slash im Gespräch mit einigen der Autorinnen. Teilnahme vor Ort oder Zoom! 084
Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 13/12/2024The very first issue of Fandom | Cultures | Research is out now! I only joined the editorial board in October but it's still been amazing seeing this come to life. And we've already got some exciting research lined up for the next issues! journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/issue/vi... #fanstudies #fanfic 060
