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fanstudies.bsky.social
Some chapters on fandom in this new edited collection

#FanStudies

www.routledge.com/From-Koreann...
From Koreanness to K-ness: Contemporary Korean Culture and Society
From Koreanness to K-ness: Contemporary Korean Culture and Society aims to conceptualise ‘K-ness’ as a new way of understanding the underlying characteristics that shape the semiotic, cultural, and so...
www.routledge.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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irscl.bsky.social
The registration for "Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature" (12-14 November) is now open.
This online conference is hosted by the University of Münster. Registration is free.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3701/
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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‘The Strange Legend of Eastern Spirituality: Foul Detective Satori, Samsara Edition’ #Manga Adaptation By Yuu Akimaki Launches
‘The Strange Legend of Eastern Spirituality: Foul Detective Satori, Samsara Edition’ #Manga Adaptation By Yuu Akimaki Launches
A new #manga series has launched through the Touhou Gairai imprint that’s available via ComicWalker...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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horbinski.bsky.social
MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY comes out October 28 in North America, so this is your last chance to save on your preorders at Barnes & Noble!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mangas-fir...
"...“...a vivid ode to the variety and depth of an enduringly popular art form” – Publishers Weekly. Middle of the image shows a book cover with three comics images horizontal, a boy and Betty Boop, a girl and boy looking scared, and an adult man being harassed by an old-fashioned telephone. "Barnes & Noble members use code PREORDER25 for 25% off through Friday, September 5!"
September 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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kathrynthehuman.bsky.social
I'd like to share the #callforsubmissions for Bloodletter, a literary horror magazine that welcomes female, nonbinary, and transgender writers. The theme of their upcoming issue is "Play," and they're actively seeking pitches for nonfiction essays. Shoutout to #FanStudies and video game writers!
A screencap from the call for submissions posted on Bloodletter Magazine's website. The text reads: Issue Six Theme: Play Submission Deadline: November 1, 2025
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges
October 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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aurelievpetit.bsky.social
My thesis abstract 🔥 "Over the last ten years, Japanese animation series–or anime–fans have often been associated with digital right-wing communities of the alternative web. This is better observed in anime been called an aesthetic of the “alt-right” by its most powerful actors ...
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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aurelievpetit.bsky.social
Finished.
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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journal.transformativeworks.org
In #TWC46, Jaime W. Roots shares her method for promoting knowledge development and critical reflection in classes through fan fiction writing! Read it here: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
Teaching with fandom: Promoting student subject engagement and critical reflection through fan fiction writing | Transformative Works and Cultures
journal.transformativeworks.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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irscl.bsky.social
#CFP: "Crossing Borders, Shifting Selves: Migration, Liminality, and the Reimagining of Childhood in Global Children’s Literature"
IRCL Special Congress Issue 20.2 (2027)
Deadline for full articles: November 1, 2025
Email: jnals.cc@gmail.com, iea@usal.es, and rharde@ualberta.ca)
October 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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irscl.bsky.social
#CFP: (Re)thinking the Borders in Children’s Nonfiction
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
17–19 September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Website: websites.auth.gr/nonfictionco...
Email: nonfictioncongress-2026@nured.auth.gr
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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irscl.bsky.social
#CFP: Aidan Chambers Memorial Issue
Children's Literature in Education
Guest editors: Dr Lucy Pearson (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Hazel Sheeky-Bird (Independent Scholar)
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2025
Email: CLEChambersMemorial@gmail.com
Website: link.springer.com/collections/...
October 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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augustaquarius.bsky.social
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15

www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) - ARU
Join us online on 5 December for a symposium investigating the recent phenomena of Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the so-called 'great Internet let down'.
www.aru.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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irscl.bsky.social
#CFP: "Youth Writers and Their Worlds"
Ninth International Society of Literary Juvenilia Conference (ISLJ)
Valparaiso University, USA
April 16 - 18, 2026
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Email: ISLJConference2026@valpo.edu
Website: juveniliastudies.com/conferences/
October 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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irscl.bsky.social
Online webinar: Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101
Seminar series on translation for children
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing in partnership with Outside in World
University of Reading
Thursday 23 October 5pm UK
Website: www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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fanstudies.bsky.social
New edited collection ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop

Nicholas E. Miller (Anthology Editor)

www.bloomsbury.com/us/critical-...
Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop
In Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop, contributors present a variety of compelling case studies to argue that K-pop has evolved beyond a m…
www.bloomsbury.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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sriucl.bsky.social
As part of the celebrations of our 10th anniversary as a UCL Department, we have launched an inaugural lecture series. You can watch the first here and there will be more to come this academic year! www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
SRI Inaugural Lectures
Inaugural lectures hosted by the UCL Social Research Institute.
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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comicsplus.bsky.social
During this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we encourage everyone to unpack the myths about that infamous expedition of 1492. Indigenous peoples weren’t waiting to be discovered, and are still alive and thriving today, so we want to honor and acknowledge the histories of those from the Western Hemisphere.
October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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dgb-asianstudies.bsky.social
We’re pleased to announce our newly launched series, "Digital and Environmental Asia: New Directions in Historical Humanities," which examines Asia’s history, archaeology, art history, and anthropology through digital and environmental perspectives.

More info: brill.com/page/forthco...
September 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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ucftandt.bsky.social
#TBT to T&T faculty member Barry Mauer's 2022 chapter, "Making Repulsive Monuments." Check it out! openbooks.lib.msu.edu/makingsensed...
Making Repulsive Monuments – Making Sense of Digital Humanities
A socially engaged remix of DH theory and practice
openbooks.lib.msu.edu
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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ucftandt.bsky.social
#TBT to T&T faculty member @rudymcdaniel.bsky.social's 2019 book, Designing Effective Digital Badges: Applications for Learning. Check it out! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Designing Effective Digital Badges | Applications for Learning | Joey
Designing Effective Digital Badges is a hands-on guide to the principles, implementation, and assessment of digital badging systems. Informed by the fundamental
www.taylorfrancis.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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sharonbeckerphd.bsky.social
Remember this devastating Soobin photoshoot?
Soobin from TXT standing in front of greenery and a burst of sunlight wears a black cardigan with a white and black striped sleeve, a while collared shirt, and a black tie. He's wearing black glasses and smiling softly.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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‘A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace’ TV #Anime Streams Clean Theme Songs
‘A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace’ TV #Anime Streams Clean Theme Songs
The manga series #EgaonoTaenaiShokubaDesu, which translates as A Smile in an Unbearable Workplace,...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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britsoci.bsky.social
Book now for ‘Feeling and Living Nature: A Relational Ontology’, a free online event run by the BSA New Materialisms Study Group, 3 November tinyurl.com/yhrerhb6 #sociology
Image text: Book now for ‘Feeling and Living Nature: A Relational Ontology’, a free online event run by the BSA New Materialisms Study Group, 3 November https://tinyurl.com/yhrerhb6 #sociology
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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thekpopprof.bsky.social
9 Dec 10:30am KOREA
Dr. #MichelleHo
#Japan #booktalk
"Emergent #Genders: Living Otherwise in #Tokyo's Pink Economies"

To register email thekpopprof@ gmail. com for the zoom link
October 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM