A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Taylor Peterson discusses the recent “resurgence” of Keanu Reeves vis-à-vis his performance in the John Wick franchise.
Read moreKira Deshler explores the fan labor, viewing habits, and community building practices that define international lesbian soap opera fandom, focusing specifically on the “Juliantina” fandom.
Read moreJosh Stenger argues that participatory fandom presents higher education with an opportunity to help undergraduates identify the skills and habits of mind they have already developed as fans, then strengthen and apply these in intentional, edifying ways in more traditional academic settings.
Read moreJenny Keegan summarizes the way academia and fandom can both be theorized as Lego sets: ready for communities to build up and together.
Read moreJosh Stenger considers how fan studies is uniquely positioned to help colleges and universities teach students how to learn.
Read moreFan studies is an often misunderstood field. Jenny Keegan addresses the challenges of defining what is fan studies and what it is becoming.
Read moreThe inaugural Fan Studies Network-North America Conference took place in October 2018. In case you couldn’t make it, Jenny Keegan is here to fill you in.
Read moreLesley Willard examines the industrial logics and consequences of the television industry’s creation and distribution of GIFS on Tumblr, as well as the potential implications for fandom’s gift economy.
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