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Yifei Yang
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PhDancing with ics-UCD| digging into queer fan culture globally
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yifeiyangucd.bsky.social
Always glad to see research on Danmu, the most underrated Bilibili feature that keeps this platform alive and thriving
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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appliedanthro.bsky.social
Open Access Article from Practicing Anthropology: Friends, Fandom, Family: A Framework for a Future in Fan Studies by Equinox Hartman doi.org/10.1080/0888...

@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #PracticingAnthropology
July 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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geekworlds.bsky.social
And we have a poster now! See roccetlab.ca/convention-c... for more details on this exciting workshop.
Poster in glorious ditto-machine purple. Text reads, "A Workshop Organized by the Swarming SDCC Collective. Convention Cultures: Media Industries and Audiences at Fan Conventions and Beyond. February 13–14, 2025. St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. Visit roccetlab.ca/convention-cultures to view the Call for Participation. Basteleur by Keussel (Velvetyne Type Foundry). Libre Caslon Condensed by Ertekin Erdin." Image is a halftoned photograph of crowds at New York Comic Con, superimposed with an irregular grid, reminiscent of the layout of an exhibitors map at a convention or expo.
July 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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fanstudies.bsky.social
New article in
Psychology of Popular Media. Advance ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Lee, A. B. D. (2025). Weathering the storm: Grief and fan identity following the loss of a fan object.

#FanStudies

doi.org/10.1037/ppm0...
APA PsycNet
doi.org
July 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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augustaquarius.bsky.social
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/hall...
From Amber Heard to Halle Bailey, toxic fandoms are being weaponised against women
“Fans have become unofficial defence squads that aggressively push one version of events that favour their idol.”
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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karlpjohnson.bsky.social
The Routledge Companion to #SuperheroStudies 🦸, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell & Carl Wilson, now has a cover & is due out at the end of October!
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Includes a chapter by me on depiction of Marvel's #Loki as queer antihero. Really keen to get into more #ComicStudies
Front cover of forthcoming book The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies. The top and bottom of the cover are red and there are a selection of generic superhero masks on a white framing background.
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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berthac.bsky.social
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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violazhou.bsky.social
If you are interested in learning more about #Xiaohongshu #RedNote, @restofworld.org has published many in-depth stories about the community:

My story on XHS as an ultra-consumerist app, showing young women a polished, bougie, often-unattainable way of life.
restofworld.org/2023/xiaohon...
Xiaohongshu is teaching young Chinese women how to buy the perfect life
Known as China’s “lifestyle bible,” the social media platform is an aspirational living guide or a consumerist trap.
restofworld.org
January 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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ziyingm.bsky.social
How do content creators learn about a dozen platforms and push their content into the ‘for you’ page?🤔

In this new OA paper in New Media & Society, I explore transnational creators' algorithmic and visibility practices across multiple Chinese and US-based platforms.

🔗 shorturl.at/f0mAC
January 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM