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Dr Rebecca Williams
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The full Special Issue of Celebrity Studies on Celebrity Crises and Conflicts is now out!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcel20/1...
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sarinawakefield.bsky.social
Out now! The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Creative Practice explores the role of creativity as a tool for critical engagement with heritage. It explores how heritage and creative practice intersect, in research, in practice and in a transnational context.

www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Creative Practice
The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Creative Practice explores the role of creativity as a tool for critical engagement with heritage. It provides a comprehensive study of ways in which heritage an...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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How does Hollywood separate the art from the “cancelled” artist after #MeToo and how does it use Eastern Europe for the operation? To find out, read our article co-authored with Anna Mártonfi, in Celebrity Studies. (Link gives free access to the first 50 viewers)

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JKJ8U...
‘Artistic genius’: celebrity auteur-directors after #MeToo between Hollywood and Central Eastern Europe
An important ramification of the #MeToo movement has been its (re-)invigoration of debates about the cultural positions of arthouse cinema’s ‘problematic’ directors. While a somewhat peripheralised...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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The Good Dinosaur broke the studio's winning streak back in 2015, but it only looks better with age.
This Pixar flop is the animation studio's best and weirdest mistake
The Good Dinosaur broke the studio's winning streak back in 2015, but it only looks better with age.
www.polygon.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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tdbiii.bsky.social
Had loads of fun at my first paper on The Chosen today. One more tomorrow at 9am, on The Chosen fanfic (slashfic) that imagine sexual relationships between the disciples. Thanks to @siobhanjolley.bsky.social for the HQ action pic! #aarsbl2025 #sblaar25
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Today's the day! TEACHING AI IN FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES, with @melstanfill.bsky.social, is officially out from @routledgebooks.bsky.social! Full contents in replies.
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A flyer for Teaching AI in Film and Media studies. You can get a 20% discount using code 25AFLY4 when you buy the book from Routledge.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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beautiful ♥️
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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britfilmmelanie.bsky.social
Keeping the British end up, in my contribution to this multinational melodrama overview: www.bfi.org.uk/features/aro...
Around the world in melodrama: 9 countries, 45 essential films
From Hollywood tearjerkers to Chinese tales of passion and loss, melodrama has shaped cinema across cultures. Our trip around the globe explores how filmmakers worldwide have embraced heightened emoti...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Celebrate Thanksgiving with Rebecca Earle’s “Potato” and explore how mashed potatoes became a holiday classic.

https://bit.ly/3XihM4H

#BookSky #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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It's publication day! My book is now officially out and available to buy! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social

Gothic Celebrity: Fame and Immortality from Lord Byron to Lady Gaga

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/gothic-ce...

#GothicCelebrity
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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fanstudies.bsky.social
Slayage: The International Journal of Buffy+ and the Association for the Study of Buffy+ invite proposals for the eleventh biennial Slayage Conference (SC11).

Illinois State University in Normal Illinois, 9-12 July 2026

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/...
cfp | call for papers
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
augustaquarius.bsky.social
Wrote a review of Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland by William Mccarthy for the new issue of Journal of Fandom Studies.

In short, it's excellent.

#FanStudies #ThemeParkStudies

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Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024) | Intellect
Review of: Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024) Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 236 pp., ISBN 978-1-49685-472-8, p/bk, USD 30
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November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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fanstudies.bsky.social
New issue of @intellectbooks.bsky.social Journal of Fandom Studies ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#FanStudies

intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
Volume 13, Issue 2 | Intellect
Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries.
intellectdiscover.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
augustaquarius.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times
Zoomers get all their news from TikTok — and refuse to go elsewhere
www.theverge.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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attractions.bsky.social
Tiny Chef triumphantly appears in today's "Google Doodle" in honor of Thanksgiving Eve.

Earlier this year, his show was canceled by Mickeflodeon, er, Nickelodeon: buff.ly/gBYFFPy
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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johnmorgan3.bsky.social
Here's the DfE consultation document on international student fee levy, just gone live.

"Providers will pay a simple flat fee of £925 per student per year, which will not be introduced until 2028/29."

consult.education.gov.uk/internationa...
consult.education.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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flofavard.bsky.social
#CFP Red Alert!

We are organizing an international #symposium on #StarTrek in September 2026 in Paris, for the 60th anniversary of the franchise. 🖖

We are pleased to announce that Dr. @smittermeier.bsky.social will deliver the keynote address of the symposium!
A picture of the Star Trek frontier between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, as seen in tv series Discovery
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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❄️ Official Video: World Of Frozen opens March 29, 2026 at Disney Adventure World
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
augustaquarius.bsky.social
Applications for the 2027-28 British Academy Conference scheme are open from Thursday 27 November 2025 to Thursday 29 January 2026 @britishacademy.bsky.social

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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jenessawilliams.bsky.social
🎸 🖤 🤘 New publication just dropped, and this time it's open access! 🎸 🖤 🤘

Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue
Image including an abstract for an academic journal article titled 'Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo': Abstract Twenty years on from its mainstream breakthrough, the popularity of emo music has resurged, offering new opportunities to appraise its cultural legacy. While acknowledging the creative and cathartic qualities of emo as fans, we reflect on how the intersections of race and gender have (not) been thoroughly engaged with in prior research on the genre. We also demonstrate how improvements concerning representation in emo are still constrained, with people of colour (POC) – particularly Black women – carrying heavy self-advocating responsibilities. Through a two-part case study – first, the marketing and booking of When We Were Young festival and second, a reflexive first-person analysis of music journalism surrounding emo’s ‘new wave’ acts – we explore how emo has been (re)branded for old(er) and new(er) generations in the 2020s, how musical belonging and expertise is negotiated within the culture, and how nostalgia narratives can serve to romanticize emo’s exclusionary past at the expense of its more inclusive future. Keywords: Black alt, emo, gender, music festivals, music journalism, nostalgia, popular music, punk, race, subculture
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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augustaquarius.bsky.social
My book Theme Park Fandom is coming out in a much more affordable paperback edition. Pre-order here:

www.routledge.com/Theme-Park-F...
Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures
Theme Park Fandom argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relatio...
www.routledge.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social
🚨CFP Alert!🚨

▫️Special Issue: Music Fandoms
▫️Journal: Transformative Works & Cultures
▫️Article Submission Deadline: Jan 1, 2026

More info: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...

#FanStudies #MusicFandom
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November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
augustaquarius.bsky.social
This new article in Social Sciences & Humanities Open looks interesting

Is it personal emotion or immersive atmosphere? An analysis of the components of tourist satisfaction at theme parks today

Bo Han & Jitong Song

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Is it personal emotion or immersive atmosphere? An analysis of the components of tourist satisfaction at theme parks today
As the theme park industry continues to develop, parks are facing challenges such as increasing tourist expectations and the efficiency improvement. I…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
augustaquarius.bsky.social
The full Special Issue of Celebrity Studies on Celebrity Crises and Conflicts is now out!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcel20/1...
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
augustaquarius.bsky.social
bluntmag.com.au/features/wil...
Will Modern-Day Stan Culture Ruin The Experience Of Our Favourite Bands?
In 2007, being a Paramore stan meant begging your mum to let you dye your hair red. In 2025, being a music fan is taking on a different meaning.
bluntmag.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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fanstudies.bsky.social
New book chapter ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Prideful Actions, Shameful Identities Hybridity in International K-pop Fan Communities

Samantha James in:
Foundations in Cyber-Ethnography: A Cross-Cultural Approach

#FanStudies

books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&...
Foundations in Cyber-Ethnography
Contributors to this volume contend that in the realm of research on human society, online and digital communication can no longer be relegated to a separate cyber space and should instead be consider...
books.google.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM