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Dayna Chatman, Ph.D.
@daynacphd.bsky.social
Educator | Acafan | Fountain Pen Enthusiast
K-pop fandoms: Cloud, Shawol, and Ahgase
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Probably the most fun I had recording a podcast! Thanks to @giagia.co.uk and Tim Vermeulen for inviting me to come on and ramble about #fandoms and #fancultures!

40. Fandom - Bertha Chin open.substack.com/pub/theclust...
40. Fandom - Bertha Chin
Bertha Chin is a Senior Lecturer in Communications And New Media at the National University of Singapore.
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Bridgerton, @amandaraeprescott.bsky.social writes, is part of a long history of racism in period drama fandoms. "They don’t just want to deny BIPOC fans the same level of escapism white fans have enjoyed for years—they want to put an end to any BIPOC actors appearing in period dramas, full stop."
Bridgerton and Period Drama Fandom’s Enduring Racism Problem — Fansplaining
Complaints about historical accuracy and acting quality are often dog-whistles: some fans only want to see white actors—and white history—on screen.
www.fansplaining.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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My new article, co-authored with @zaborowski.bsky.social & focused on Kate Bush fandom on TikTok is now out 🎵
March 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Going down the scholarship rabbit hole as I revamp my Media Fandom and Identity course for the Spring Term. Yet another reason I wish we were on the semester system: so I can cover more of the work from scholars I admire.
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It’s the first time I assigned a mini podcast series as the final project in my Black American Media course. Some of the topics: The Wiz, Bessie Smith, Michael Jackson, Tupac, films by Jordan Peele, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, etc. Looking forward to listening to them over the next four days.
March 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It was finals week this week. In addition to grading, I was asked to review graduate applications, and prepare to submit my syllabi by Monday. This is in addition to meetings, etc. Finals week is not down time so why the extra? I have never felt more overwhelmed. More grading to do this weekend…
December 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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One day we are going to talk about all the time spent considering long term effects of COVID on students while no one bothered to study if teachers and faculty also experienced intense psychological/emotional distress and lasting physical and cognitive symptoms in our less elastic brains and bodies
December 2, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Me: excited to see the #SCMS acceptances for folks. Also me: VERY sad that the conference is the first week of my Spring term so I have to miss being in a community I adore and my second home city that I love, Chicago. 😭
November 26, 2024 at 2:07 AM