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Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! 🎉
We are still accepting abstracts for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰
Deadline ⌛ Feb 1
Submit 📖 A 500-word abstract
Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com
We welcome your submissions 🫶
#CallForPapers #Fandom #KPop #KPopFandom
We are still accepting abstracts for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰
Deadline ⌛ Feb 1
Submit 📖 A 500-word abstract
Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com
We welcome your submissions 🫶
#CallForPapers #Fandom #KPop #KPopFandom
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! 🎉
We are still accepting abstracts for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰
Deadline ⌛ Feb 1
Submit 📖 A 500-word abstract
Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com
We welcome your submissions 🫶
#CallForPapers #Fandom #KPop #KPopFandom
We are still accepting abstracts for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰
Deadline ⌛ Feb 1
Submit 📖 A 500-word abstract
Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com
We welcome your submissions 🫶
#CallForPapers #Fandom #KPop #KPopFandom
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Was glad to review F. Pianzola's "Digital Social Reading" for the current issue of Fandom | Cultures | Research. If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend (and it's OA)!
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January 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Was glad to review F. Pianzola's "Digital Social Reading" for the current issue of Fandom | Cultures | Research. If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend (and it's OA)!
journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr
@fpianz.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr
@fpianz.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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CFP: EUPOP 2026 – Spectacle Revisited
Individual paper and panel contributions are invited for the thirteenth annual international conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA), 1–3 July 2026.
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/Qo5y50XU7zn
Individual paper and panel contributions are invited for the thirteenth annual international conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA), 1–3 July 2026.
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/Qo5y50XU7zn
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
CFP: EUPOP 2026 – Spectacle Revisited
Individual paper and panel contributions are invited for the thirteenth annual international conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA), 1–3 July 2026.
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/Qo5y50XU7zn
Individual paper and panel contributions are invited for the thirteenth annual international conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA), 1–3 July 2026.
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/Qo5y50XU7zn
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Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference - University of Nottingham Ningbo China
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January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
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Just found out about this CFP from Intellect, and it's due in a week.
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
www.intellectbooks.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Just found out about this CFP from Intellect, and it's due in a week.
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
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Call for Papers) 13th Korean Screen Culture Conference
25th June-26th June 2026
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2026
www.monash.edu/arts/languag...
25th June-26th June 2026
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2026
www.monash.edu/arts/languag...
The Korean Screen Culture Conference (KSCC)
The annual Korean Screen Culture Conference (KSCC) is dedicated to exploring all aspects of Korean screen culture, including: television, K-pop, internet,
www.monash.edu
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Call for Papers) 13th Korean Screen Culture Conference
25th June-26th June 2026
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2026
www.monash.edu/arts/languag...
25th June-26th June 2026
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2026
www.monash.edu/arts/languag...
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@fanstudies.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social Rec me your favorite articles on RPF!
January 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM
@fanstudies.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social Rec me your favorite articles on RPF!
Some chapters in here that may be of interest to #FanStudies scholars ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The SAGE Handbook of Chinese Digital Media and Communication
Jian Xu, Shaohua Guo &
Weiyu Zhang
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
The SAGE Handbook of Chinese Digital Media and Communication
Jian Xu, Shaohua Guo &
Weiyu Zhang
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
The SAGE Handbook of Chinese Digital Media and Communication
uk.sagepub.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Some chapters in here that may be of interest to #FanStudies scholars ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The SAGE Handbook of Chinese Digital Media and Communication
Jian Xu, Shaohua Guo &
Weiyu Zhang
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
The SAGE Handbook of Chinese Digital Media and Communication
Jian Xu, Shaohua Guo &
Weiyu Zhang
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
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Disney never really gave Star Wars fans the Galaxy's Edge experience they deserved
After 7 years, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's is getting a disappointing but predictable update
Disney never really gave Star Wars fans the Galaxy's Edge experience they deserved
www.polygon.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Disney never really gave Star Wars fans the Galaxy's Edge experience they deserved
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Here’s a friendly reminder about the conference we are running at the ITU in May: playingfutures.today
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Playing Futures
Playing Futures is a conference about the role of games and play during and after the impending climate and energy catastrophes. The goal of the conference is to serve as a meeting point for the commu...
playingfutures.today
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Here’s a friendly reminder about the conference we are running at the ITU in May: playingfutures.today
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
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Following the Digital Darkside symposium at The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå University last year, I'm co-editing a special issue of Journal of Digital Social Research on the topic of digital darkside.
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
Call for Papers for Special Issue: "Digital Darkside" — DIGSUM
We are seeking contributions to a special issue of JDSR (Journal of Digital Social Research, jdsr.io ) on the topic of digital darkside .
www.digsum.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Following the Digital Darkside symposium at The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå University last year, I'm co-editing a special issue of Journal of Digital Social Research on the topic of digital darkside.
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
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"Fanfiction allows people to explore identity, sexuality, trauma and love through characters they already trust. For many queer readers and writers, it was the first place they saw themselves represented."
The hill I will die on: Fan fiction is real literature, whatever the snobs say | Urooj Ashfaq
Yes, it’s messy, derivative and occasionally incomprehensible – but so is life, says comedian Urooj Ashfaq
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"Fanfiction allows people to explore identity, sexuality, trauma and love through characters they already trust. For many queer readers and writers, it was the first place they saw themselves represented."
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Call for Papers
Special Issue: 'Wicked and Wicked: For Good'
The editors invite contributions that address these films from a variety of viewpoints to explore this blockbuster journey to Oz.
Deadline: 1 June 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/9Sfx50XXROh
Special Issue: 'Wicked and Wicked: For Good'
The editors invite contributions that address these films from a variety of viewpoints to explore this blockbuster journey to Oz.
Deadline: 1 June 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/9Sfx50XXROh
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Call for Papers
Special Issue: 'Wicked and Wicked: For Good'
The editors invite contributions that address these films from a variety of viewpoints to explore this blockbuster journey to Oz.
Deadline: 1 June 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/9Sfx50XXROh
Special Issue: 'Wicked and Wicked: For Good'
The editors invite contributions that address these films from a variety of viewpoints to explore this blockbuster journey to Oz.
Deadline: 1 June 2026
Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/9Sfx50XXROh
Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference - University of Nottingham Ningbo China
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Call for Papers: The Third International Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
The Technologies of Asian Stardom, Celebrity and Fandom Conference
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Date: 23–25 October 2026
live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/humanitie...
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"Where traditional creative writing workshops rely on clear hierarchies, genre coherence, and marketable-length works, #fanfiction communities tend to play with these. There is no single authority whose judgement is final."
Fanfiction Made Me a Literary Scholar - Electric Literature
Fanfiction assumes what any literary scholarship worth its salt must acknowledge: Narrative is a social act
electricliterature.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Where traditional creative writing workshops rely on clear hierarchies, genre coherence, and marketable-length works, #fanfiction communities tend to play with these. There is no single authority whose judgement is final."
New article in @ejcs-journal.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Viikmaa, N., & Jirattikorn, A. (2026). Queer dialogues with the global south: Western fans and the appeal of Thai boys’ love.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
Viikmaa, N., & Jirattikorn, A. (2026). Queer dialogues with the global south: Western fans and the appeal of Thai boys’ love.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
Queer dialogues with the global south: Western fans and the appeal of Thai boys’ love - Nora Viikmaa, Amporn Jirattikorn, 2025
Contra-flows from Asia to the West have occurred for many decades. The recent popularity of Thai boys’ love dramas, which depict homoerotic relationships betwee...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
New article in @ejcs-journal.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Viikmaa, N., & Jirattikorn, A. (2026). Queer dialogues with the global south: Western fans and the appeal of Thai boys’ love.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
Viikmaa, N., & Jirattikorn, A. (2026). Queer dialogues with the global south: Western fans and the appeal of Thai boys’ love.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
New article in The Journal of Popular Television ⬇️⬇️⬇️
'Even if you don’t watch it with me, I will tell you about it’: Understanding second-hand fanship with television’s influence on romantic partner
Caleb George Hubbard and Ellie Weaver
#FanStudies
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
'Even if you don’t watch it with me, I will tell you about it’: Understanding second-hand fanship with television’s influence on romantic partner
Caleb George Hubbard and Ellie Weaver
#FanStudies
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
‘Even if you don’t watch it with me, I will tell you about it’: Understanding second-hand fanship with television’s influence on romantic partner | Intellect
How does one partner’s television consumption impact their romantic partner? While romantic relationships often centre on shared values and interests, media preferences – particularly television shows...
intellectdiscover.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
New article in The Journal of Popular Television ⬇️⬇️⬇️
'Even if you don’t watch it with me, I will tell you about it’: Understanding second-hand fanship with television’s influence on romantic partner
Caleb George Hubbard and Ellie Weaver
#FanStudies
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
'Even if you don’t watch it with me, I will tell you about it’: Understanding second-hand fanship with television’s influence on romantic partner
Caleb George Hubbard and Ellie Weaver
#FanStudies
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
Book Launch: Fandom Nationalism: Participatory Censorship and Performative Patriotism in East Asia
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
Book Launch: Fandom Nationalism: Participatory Censorship and Performative Patriotism in East Asia
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Book Launch: Fandom Nationalism: Participatory Censorship and Performative Patriotism in East Asia
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
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I spoke to women (and one man) about what they find so hot about Heated Rivalry.
"The main reason I read MM is I just absolutely cannot stand reading or watching women suffer at the hands of men – in any way, big or small, anymore... We, as women, can just watch this and relax.”
"The main reason I read MM is I just absolutely cannot stand reading or watching women suffer at the hands of men – in any way, big or small, anymore... We, as women, can just watch this and relax.”
Women are feral for Heated Rivalry. What does that say about men?
The explosive popularity of the gay hockey TV drama reveals women’s desire for sex and romance without violence or hierarchy
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I spoke to women (and one man) about what they find so hot about Heated Rivalry.
"The main reason I read MM is I just absolutely cannot stand reading or watching women suffer at the hands of men – in any way, big or small, anymore... We, as women, can just watch this and relax.”
"The main reason I read MM is I just absolutely cannot stand reading or watching women suffer at the hands of men – in any way, big or small, anymore... We, as women, can just watch this and relax.”
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What do Star Wars, Tarantino, and fanfiction all have in common? They're all, in part, influenced by Barbarella and Pulp Pop Design! Visit our blog at the link below to read about 8 pop culture phenomena that were created as a result of Barbarella's global impact 💜 #booksky
utpress.utexas.edu/b...
utpress.utexas.edu/b...
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
What do Star Wars, Tarantino, and fanfiction all have in common? They're all, in part, influenced by Barbarella and Pulp Pop Design! Visit our blog at the link below to read about 8 pop culture phenomena that were created as a result of Barbarella's global impact 💜 #booksky
utpress.utexas.edu/b...
utpress.utexas.edu/b...
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SCMS 2026 attendees: If you would like your panel, workshop or roundtable to be considered for FaAS SIG sponsorship, please email the panel, workshop or roundtable title and abstract and full list of all presenters to scmsfaas at gmail by 5pm CT Wednesday, January 14th.
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
SCMS 2026 attendees: If you would like your panel, workshop or roundtable to be considered for FaAS SIG sponsorship, please email the panel, workshop or roundtable title and abstract and full list of all presenters to scmsfaas at gmail by 5pm CT Wednesday, January 14th.
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Badley, Chip. "Moby-Dick from Below: Fans, Fictions, and Ship Theory." Leviathan 27, no. 3 (2025): 65-82.
#FanStudies
dx.doi.org/10.1353/lvn.....
Badley, Chip. "Moby-Dick from Below: Fans, Fictions, and Ship Theory." Leviathan 27, no. 3 (2025): 65-82.
#FanStudies
dx.doi.org/10.1353/lvn.....
Project MUSE -- Verification required!
dx.doi.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Badley, Chip. "Moby-Dick from Below: Fans, Fictions, and Ship Theory." Leviathan 27, no. 3 (2025): 65-82.
#FanStudies
dx.doi.org/10.1353/lvn.....
Badley, Chip. "Moby-Dick from Below: Fans, Fictions, and Ship Theory." Leviathan 27, no. 3 (2025): 65-82.
#FanStudies
dx.doi.org/10.1353/lvn.....
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Hi folks! I’m currently co-editing a special issue for GAME about queer and trans games studies. Find the full cfp here www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey..., deadline for abstract submission is 12 January 2026!
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hi folks! I’m currently co-editing a special issue for GAME about queer and trans games studies. Find the full cfp here www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey..., deadline for abstract submission is 12 January 2026!