Dr. Suzanne Scott
@iheartfatapollo.bsky.social
Fangirl, Associate Professor of media studies at UT Austin, author of "Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry" (NYU Press, 2019) and a bunch of other stuff. Posts aren't endorsements, mind your own cartwheels, etc. etc.
Oh, so we're ranking Star Wars are we? Okay, here's my top 5 SW things to watch UT students watch in my transmedia storytelling class:
1. Holiday Special
2. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
3. Mace Windu sequence of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars
4. Chauvinist Cut of The Last Jedi
5. Star Wars Uncut
1. Holiday Special
2. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
3. Mace Windu sequence of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars
4. Chauvinist Cut of The Last Jedi
5. Star Wars Uncut
a close up of a chewbacca from star wars looking at the camera
ALT: a close up of a chewbacca from star wars looking at the camera
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Oh, so we're ranking Star Wars are we? Okay, here's my top 5 SW things to watch UT students watch in my transmedia storytelling class:
1. Holiday Special
2. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
3. Mace Windu sequence of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars
4. Chauvinist Cut of The Last Jedi
5. Star Wars Uncut
1. Holiday Special
2. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
3. Mace Windu sequence of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars
4. Chauvinist Cut of The Last Jedi
5. Star Wars Uncut
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
Gremlins 3 sans Dante is likely the closest I am going to come to morphing into a Snyder Bro level monster and for that, friends, I apologize in advance.
a close up of a stuffed animal that looks like a gizmo
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media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Gremlins 3 sans Dante is likely the closest I am going to come to morphing into a Snyder Bro level monster and for that, friends, I apologize in advance.
I’m just going to say it: Halloween stores have officially gotten too scary to safely walk through.
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I’m just going to say it: Halloween stores have officially gotten too scary to safely walk through.
In this house we are currently honoring two Mr. Octobers.
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In this house we are currently honoring two Mr. Octobers.
Thanks folks! Randomly drew the following names out of the hat, if this is you please DM me your address and I will send you a copy: @tlknoell.bsky.social @chicagoforce.bsky.social
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 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Thanks folks! Randomly drew the following names out of the hat, if this is you please DM me your address and I will send you a copy: @tlknoell.bsky.social @chicagoforce.bsky.social
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!
I want to recreate this in my house. Epic.
Premiere of Cat People in 1942 at the Rialto Theatre in Manhattan.
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I want to recreate this in my house. Epic.
Not me getting misty at 10:22pm on a Wednesday at the amount of times the word "joy" is coming up in my fan studies research these days. Really needed right now, sending some your way.
a man with a mustache is saying it 's so it 's so beautiful
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media.tenor.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Not me getting misty at 10:22pm on a Wednesday at the amount of times the word "joy" is coming up in my fan studies research these days. Really needed right now, sending some your way.
A sincere THANK YOU to all who have taken this survey or shared it, you're tempting me to add a "if this gets X responses I will get a tattoo" incentive or something! It is so important to me to center the voices/experiences of a wide array of fans in this project, I appreciate the signal boosts.
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].
October 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A sincere THANK YOU to all who have taken this survey or shared it, you're tempting me to add a "if this gets X responses I will get a tattoo" incentive or something! It is so important to me to center the voices/experiences of a wide array of fans in this project, I appreciate the signal boosts.
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].
Still looking for respondents! If you have ever purchased makeup or beauty products in any way related to a fan object, please consider taking a few minutes to fill this out this brief survey: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still looking for respondents! If you have ever purchased makeup or beauty products in any way related to a fan object, please consider taking a few minutes to fill this out this brief survey: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Dr. Suzanne Scott
Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In 2013 I vividly remember seeing this ad as part of the Cover Girl “capitol collection” tied to Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Something distinctly/appropriately dystopian about giving the coal mining district a smoky eye.
September 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In 2013 I vividly remember seeing this ad as part of the Cover Girl “capitol collection” tied to Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Something distinctly/appropriately dystopian about giving the coal mining district a smoky eye.
Once more for the evening crowd...signal boosting appreciated across other platforms, I would love as many perspectives as possible!
Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Once more for the evening crowd...signal boosting appreciated across other platforms, I would love as many perspectives as possible!
Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Dr. Suzanne Scott
SIG members, remember we're having an election! Nominations for co-chair are due Friday, Sept. 19: forms.gle/w2g2C9cm4uq1...
2025 SCMS FaAS Election Nominations
As her three-year tenure as Fan and Audience Studies SIG co-chair has come to an end, Bethan Jones is stepping down from the SIG Steering Committee, and we're looking for a new co-chair to take her pl...
forms.gle
September 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
SIG members, remember we're having an election! Nominations for co-chair are due Friday, Sept. 19: forms.gle/w2g2C9cm4uq1...
I’ve literally never been happier. Is his wife’s name canonically “Suzanne Scott?!” An actual supportive queen in a lovely marriage.
August 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’ve literally never been happier. Is his wife’s name canonically “Suzanne Scott?!” An actual supportive queen in a lovely marriage.
Lloyd Kaufman of Troma just name checked Stan Brakhage. I may have been the only person in a room full of 6k people to woo at this. Also, fully going to see this Toxic Avenger reboot it seems like a damn delight.
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Lloyd Kaufman of Troma just name checked Stan Brakhage. I may have been the only person in a room full of 6k people to woo at this. Also, fully going to see this Toxic Avenger reboot it seems like a damn delight.
Having just written a page and a half trying to explain the Tiff/Tilly symbiosis across the franchise, I appreciate this.
June 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Having just written a page and a half trying to explain the Tiff/Tilly symbiosis across the franchise, I appreciate this.
SW fans take carry a quote with them and mine with henceforth be “the only special thing about me is luck and I’ve overplayed my hand already”
May 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
SW fans take carry a quote with them and mine with henceforth be “the only special thing about me is luck and I’ve overplayed my hand already”
Yup. Exactly my experience with a recent publisher, which I will never be working with again based on my experience. More disheartening than these cost cutting moves is the absolutely lack of understanding or action from the press/editors.
Academia in 2025: For weeks I’ve been working through botched copy-edits of my monograph, outsourced by the publisher to a company I’d never heard of, until it finally dawned on me the terrible job might be AI. A quick search confirmed the company recently launched new AI software, which now means..
May 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yup. Exactly my experience with a recent publisher, which I will never be working with again based on my experience. More disheartening than these cost cutting moves is the absolutely lack of understanding or action from the press/editors.
Reposted by Dr. Suzanne Scott
I am going to become the Joker.
Blumhouse, the horror studio, teamed with Meta to experiment with a technology called Movie Mate. It’s a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones as they watch films in movie theaters.
Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
Blumhouse, the horror movie studio, has teamed up with Meta on a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones while watching a movie.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I am going to become the Joker.
Reposted by Dr. Suzanne Scott
Please take this online survey to help me understand how media fans feel about the use of generative AI tools (ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc), both in general and for works like #fanfiction and #fanart. #fanstudies Share with anyone who might be interested! ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Please take this online survey to help me understand how media fans feel about the use of generative AI tools (ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc), both in general and for works like #fanfiction and #fanart. #fanstudies Share with anyone who might be interested! ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Signal boosting.
Dear @fanstudies.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social community: myself, @bookdal.bsky.social, and Jessica Hautsch are working on a taxonomy of fandoms, and we'd like to get as much feedback as possible on it.
We are thinking of hosting a virtual workshop on this topic. Would anyone be interested?
We are thinking of hosting a virtual workshop on this topic. Would anyone be interested?
February 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Signal boosting.