Francesca Coppa
@fcoppa.bsky.social
English & theatre & film & fandom. Fair use advocate. In the process of building something new.
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Francesca Coppa
@fcoppa.bsky.social
· May 5
Hot off the presses - Theatre Fandom, edited by me, @matt-hills.bsky.social & @kirstysedgman.bsky.social and featuring a collection of terrific essays. U Iowa Press 2025! (The two sides of my career have finally connected! \o/ Life makes sense now! :D)
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Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
rb.gy
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
rb.gy
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
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Oh look, another “All fans of (insert franchise) are dudes” clickbait article has dropped, which means it’s time to give away a couple of copies of my book “Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry.”
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
a woman with glasses is holding a cell phone and saying nerd raaaaage .
ALT: a woman with glasses is holding a cell phone and saying nerd raaaaage .
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Oh look, another “All fans of (insert franchise) are dudes” clickbait article has dropped, which means it’s time to give away a couple of copies of my book “Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry.”
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
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For the crowd who STILL thinks activism cannot be absurd if it is to be effective, may I remind you that ACT UP—perhaps the most effective activist group in US history not just on AIDS but on medicine in general—once covered Sen. Jesse Helms’s house with with a giant condom
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
For the crowd who STILL thinks activism cannot be absurd if it is to be effective, may I remind you that ACT UP—perhaps the most effective activist group in US history not just on AIDS but on medicine in general—once covered Sen. Jesse Helms’s house with with a giant condom
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Love that we have somehow reclaimed cartoon frogs???????
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love that we have somehow reclaimed cartoon frogs???????
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
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Don't forget to check out today's brand new episode of #HoFCast all about Monty Python! Mini-trailer below, but you can find this week's episode (as well as our entire archive) ad-free on the podcast app of your choice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9e...
Season 2, Episode 4 Mini Trailer- "Jeffery Weinstock's Flying Circus" with Jeffery Weinstock
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Don't forget to check out today's brand new episode of #HoFCast all about Monty Python! Mini-trailer below, but you can find this week's episode (as well as our entire archive) ad-free on the podcast app of your choice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9e...
Just to say, I thought it was fantastic. Genuinely fantastic. Terrific acting all around & the set is genius. I’m so so so glad I saw it.
What can I say? Made for me! Take my money! Gen X represent!
September 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Just to say, I thought it was fantastic. Genuinely fantastic. Terrific acting all around & the set is genius. I’m so so so glad I saw it.
What can I say? Made for me! Take my money! Gen X represent!
September 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
What can I say? Made for me! Take my money! Gen X represent!
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Do you have experience copyediting or proofreading academic journals? Would you like to wrangle #AO3 tags? Can you read and translate from Chinese or Italian to English? Do you have experience in managing or leading people? The #OTW is Recruiting! otw-news.org/w8thejrv
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Do you have experience copyediting or proofreading academic journals? Would you like to wrangle #AO3 tags? Can you read and translate from Chinese or Italian to English? Do you have experience in managing or leading people? The #OTW is Recruiting! otw-news.org/w8thejrv
I had a delightful conversation with the author of this. What I didn’t realize is that this sort of bot-making can be an art: there are better and worse ones, as in fic or art.
Why have a regular chatbot boyfriend when you can have a celebrity one? AI bots and voice-cloning technology are remaking fan culture — one Pedro Pascal–voiced audio erotica at a time.
Why Have a Regular Chatbot Boyfriend When You Can Have a Celebrity One?
Why have a regular chatbot boyfriend when you can have a celebrity one? AI bots and voice-cloning technology are remaking fan culture — one Pedro Pascal–voiced audio erotica at a time.
www.thecut.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I had a delightful conversation with the author of this. What I didn’t realize is that this sort of bot-making can be an art: there are better and worse ones, as in fic or art.
I had a great conversation with Precious Fondren for this article - check it out! typesetbrooklyn.com/articles/the...
The Show Was Cringe, but This Was the Summer We All Turned Pretty
How the teen drama became the most talked-about series of the last few months.
typesetbrooklyn.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I had a great conversation with Precious Fondren for this article - check it out! typesetbrooklyn.com/articles/the...
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#TheSummerWar by @naominovik.bsky.social
( #NewYorkTimesBestsellingAuthor; #Standalone)
A heartfelt story about a young witch who accidentally curses her brother to live without love and must find a way to undo the damage before it’s too late. (2/5)
( #NewYorkTimesBestsellingAuthor; #Standalone)
A heartfelt story about a young witch who accidentally curses her brother to live without love and must find a way to undo the damage before it’s too late. (2/5)
September 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#TheSummerWar by @naominovik.bsky.social
( #NewYorkTimesBestsellingAuthor; #Standalone)
A heartfelt story about a young witch who accidentally curses her brother to live without love and must find a way to undo the damage before it’s too late. (2/5)
( #NewYorkTimesBestsellingAuthor; #Standalone)
A heartfelt story about a young witch who accidentally curses her brother to live without love and must find a way to undo the damage before it’s too late. (2/5)
Just got an email that they're doing a 2025 reprint of The Past, Present and Future of Fan-Fiction, which now is also free to download! Essays by a lot of good people: mdpi.com/books/reprin... #mdpi via @MDPI
mdpi.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just got an email that they're doing a 2025 reprint of The Past, Present and Future of Fan-Fiction, which now is also free to download! Essays by a lot of good people: mdpi.com/books/reprin... #mdpi via @MDPI
Wow - banner day for fan studies really; I forgot that the latest TWC also just dropped. Issue 46!!! Few academic journals have ever run so consistently and well - and on time! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
TWC No. 46 released
| Transformative Works and Cultures
journal.transformativeworks.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wow - banner day for fan studies really; I forgot that the latest TWC also just dropped. Issue 46!!! Few academic journals have ever run so consistently and well - and on time! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
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Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight? Buddy, I ain't got that kinda time. Pick one.
September 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight? Buddy, I ain't got that kinda time. Pick one.
Transformative work of the day, 18th c edition!
September 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Transformative work of the day, 18th c edition!
New Book on Open Access and Publishing: mailchi.mp/umich/now-av...
New Book on Open Access and Publishing
mailchi.mp
September 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New Book on Open Access and Publishing: mailchi.mp/umich/now-av...
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Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
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I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers
Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.
www.axios.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.