Fan studies and historian friends, I need your help. I need some examples of historical fan behaviour or fashion etc centred on military leaders. My brain is stuck on the Garibaldi shirt, but any good study of this or examples would be great. #fanstudies #historicalfashion

At a recent conference ("Fans in the Theatre?") at the University of Cologne, I met some great people doing work on fan history and gave a talk on my latest research on pre-fan terms, titled "Devotees, Fanciers, Hunters, and Maniacs: The Onomastics of 19th-Century Enthusiasm." More to come.... #fanstudies #fanhistory #onomastics #naming #UniversityofCologne

I’m attending (some of) the FSNNA’s #fanstudies conference in October. It’s fully online, the programme looks super interesting, and tickets for independent scholars are just $10!
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fanstudiesnetworknorthamerica1/

Fan Studies Network: North America
The Monsters of Fan Studies
#OnlineConference #FanStudies #FandomStudies

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fanstudiesnetworknorthamerica1/1382273

#CallForPapers: For edited collection on #Design and #FanStudies

#FandomStudies #PopularCultureStudies #CFP #Designers #Fandom

https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/fanstudies/call-for-chapters-design-and-fan-studies/

In 1975, Philip Cohen outlined variations on the term "fan" in science fiction fandom, including "'faaaan,' "the goshwowboyoboy type (pronounced with a bleat in the middle to indicate the sheeplike follow-the-leader qualities of this fan type)."

Philip Cohen, "The Language of Science Fiction Fandom," Butler University, 1975.

#sciencefictionfandom #fan #fanstudies #1975

Had a great talk with writer Elizabeth Minkel about my ongoing research on the slang used to identify fans in the 19th century. #fans #historicalfandom #fanstudies #fannames #C19th

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fandom-names

New discounts for new paperbacks!

To celebrate the fact that my co-edited anthologies Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away are now available in paperback, Vernon Press is offering a limited-time 30% discount on both books. Use this coupon code at checkout from Vernon's site: WSSN30.

https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

Now in paperback!!!

I'm delighted to share that both of my co-edited academic anthologies with Vernon Press are now available in hardback, ebook, and (new!) paperback format: STAR TREK: ESSAYS EXPLORING THE FINAL FRONTIER and STAR WARS: ESSAYS EXPLORING A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.

https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

Happy with this publication!

“The Fate of England Rested With a 22 Year Old Boy” ‐ Media Representations of the Youth and Childhood of King Alfred the Great - in Sociology Lens 37(198),
DOI: 10.1111/johs.12451 .

Open access via https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/johs.12451 .

Happy & proud

https://doi.org/10.14746/scp.2023.8.2

"ᚁ is Beith and means birch” - an exploration of Ogham in online fanfiction featuring King Alfred the Great

Through an analysis of three selected case studies, this study unveils how Ogham's integration into contemporary narratives generates fresh layers of meaning and revitalises this ancient alphabet.

It's that time again - CFP for Midwest Popular Culture Association Star Trek Studies subject are. Independent scholars are also welcome! #StarTrek #academicChatter #cfp #cfp2024 #academic #popculture #popularculture #fandom #FanStudies

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kOdbstPeafisFCJYA9APKWOnGcCSJdJQ/edit

Quick break from Hourly Comics to say, how cool is this prize competition for the best article on fans and/or fandoms of colour in Transformative Works and Cultures? https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/announcement/view/141

What does a #ComicsStudies and #FanStudies scholar turned academic administrator do all day? A thread for my attempt at #HourlyComicsDay2024!

Super happy & proud to have a chapter in this one as well! ^_^

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-43852-3

Bloom-ish attacks on popular culture are back, I guess. I couldn't help but laugh when I came across the word "fans" in quotation marks. #ChronicleofHigherEducation #AllanBloom #TaylorSwift #FanStudies

https://www.chronicle.com/article/about-that-taylor-swift-class-at-harvard

2023 in Review: Books!

This year, with my wonderful co-editor #EmilyStrand, I published two scholarly anthologies with #VernonPress.

#StarTrek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier

#StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away

https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#2023InReview #StarTrek #StarWars #StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #ScienceFiction #SFF
#ScienceFictionStudies
#PopularCultureStudies
#FilmStudies #FandomStudies
#FanStudies #Books #Bookstodon #Academics

YESSSS
I have been desperately wanting a copy of this book for literal DECADES

My 25-year-old bootleg version I photocopied back in my undergrad days is literally falling to bits
(This was one of the books I'd included in my planned Grand U.P. Main Library Heist of 2001 before they put in barcodes and doorway scanners)

If you've been involved in #FanStudies for as long as I have, (and also have beef with #Amazon), you know how important this text is.

Emily Strand, with whom I co-edited #StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away and #StarTrek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier (both from #VernonPress in 2023), is a cosplayer and costumer extraordinaire. Check out her latest essay!

https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/in-defense-of-dressing-like-a-bad-guy/?fbclid=IwAR0iGDcWNt0eB0Kh--06qpzyw_cubXplMgpIBjh6rHjsMvV14Gn4TEoz8Ao

Les Assises de la recherche en cultures populaires et médiatiques (organisées par la LPCM les 12-14 octobre) se tiendront bientôt à Paris !

Elles porteront sur le thème "Futurs POP: Quel(s) avenir(s) pour les études en cultures populaires et médiatiques ?" et rassembleront plus de 70 chercheurs·euses travaillant sur le jeu vidéo, la littérature populaire, les séries TV, le rap, la BD et j'en passe...

Programme complet : https://lpcm.hypotheses.org/27886