SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG
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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies Scholarly Interest Group. Sharing posts, CFPs and info about fan studies and audience studies.
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Following the Digital Darkside symposium at The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå University last year, I'm co-editing a special issue of Journal of Digital Social Research on the topic of digital darkside.
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
Call for Papers for Special Issue: "Digital Darkside" — DIGSUM
We are seeking contributions to a special issue of JDSR (Journal of Digital Social Research, jdsr.io ) on the topic of digital darkside .
www.digsum.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Following the Digital Darkside symposium at The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå University last year, I'm co-editing a special issue of Journal of Digital Social Research on the topic of digital darkside.
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
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Psst! Hey you!
The FSNNA Organizing Committee is recruiting new volunteers to bring fresh perspectives & ideas to the committee, and we'd love it if you applied!
Applications are open till Jan 31, 2026. Don't miss out!
The FSNNA Organizing Committee is recruiting new volunteers to bring fresh perspectives & ideas to the committee, and we'd love it if you applied!
Applications are open till Jan 31, 2026. Don't miss out!
FSNNA 2026 Committee Application
FSNNA held its first conference in October 2018 to gather fan studies scholars in one place to meet, share new research, and promote the study of fanworks and fan cultures. During the Covid-19 pandemi...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Psst! Hey you!
The FSNNA Organizing Committee is recruiting new volunteers to bring fresh perspectives & ideas to the committee, and we'd love it if you applied!
Applications are open till Jan 31, 2026. Don't miss out!
The FSNNA Organizing Committee is recruiting new volunteers to bring fresh perspectives & ideas to the committee, and we'd love it if you applied!
Applications are open till Jan 31, 2026. Don't miss out!
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#TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences has been published! My chapter undertakes a content analysis of school-shooter fanfiction, arguing that it can function as a form of resistance to dominant cultural narratives.
The book is available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The book is available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences
The book considers the large and varied true crime community, outlining their at times contradictory needs and desires
link.springer.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 AM
#TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences has been published! My chapter undertakes a content analysis of school-shooter fanfiction, arguing that it can function as a form of resistance to dominant cultural narratives.
The book is available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The book is available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Here’s a friendly reminder about the conference we are running at the ITU in May: playingfutures.today
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Playing Futures
Playing Futures is a conference about the role of games and play during and after the impending climate and energy catastrophes. The goal of the conference is to serve as a meeting point for the commu...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Here’s a friendly reminder about the conference we are running at the ITU in May: playingfutures.today
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
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The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component.
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
The OLH Open Access Award 2026: call for applications
The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is proud to continue its work towards its open access mission across the globe with the OLH Open Access Award 2026, a fund dedicated …
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January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component.
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
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Book Launch: Fandom Nationalism: Participatory Censorship and Performative Patriotism in East Asia
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
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Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
Book Launch: Fandom Nationalism: Participatory Censorship and Performative Patriotism in East Asia
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Book Launch: Fandom Nationalism: Participatory Censorship and Performative Patriotism in East Asia
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Venue: C-Centre (NAH313, Humanities Building, CUHK)
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
Reminder to register for the SCMS 2026 by this Wednesday!
January 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Reminder to register for the SCMS 2026 by this Wednesday!
SCMS 2026 attendees: If you would like your panel, workshop or roundtable to be considered for FaAS SIG sponsorship, please email the panel, workshop or roundtable title and abstract and full list of all presenters to scmsfaas at gmail by 5pm CT Wednesday, January 14th.
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
SCMS 2026 attendees: If you would like your panel, workshop or roundtable to be considered for FaAS SIG sponsorship, please email the panel, workshop or roundtable title and abstract and full list of all presenters to scmsfaas at gmail by 5pm CT Wednesday, January 14th.
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Hi folks! I’m currently co-editing a special issue for GAME about queer and trans games studies. Find the full cfp here www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey..., deadline for abstract submission is 12 January 2026!
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hi folks! I’m currently co-editing a special issue for GAME about queer and trans games studies. Find the full cfp here www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey..., deadline for abstract submission is 12 January 2026!
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it's a weird time to be excited, but i am nevertheless excited to hold Professor Superstar: Fandom and Anti-Fandom of Academia in my hand. press.umich.edu/Books/P/Prof...
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
it's a weird time to be excited, but i am nevertheless excited to hold Professor Superstar: Fandom and Anti-Fandom of Academia in my hand. press.umich.edu/Books/P/Prof...
Reminder to register by Wednesday!
The #SCMS26 preliminary conference program draft is now live! Find your session, check details, & submit corrections by Jan 14. Check your email for info on chair volunteer assignments, Caucus/SIG panel sponsorships, and much more!
January 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Reminder to register by Wednesday!
Congrats to SIG members Bethan, Ben, and Simone for the kudos to their edited collection Participatory Culture Wars!
Just found out that Participatory Culture Wars, which I co-edited with @simoned.bsky.social and @benlitherland.bsky.social, has been named one of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2025! Great news to end the year on.
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Congrats to SIG members Bethan, Ben, and Simone for the kudos to their edited collection Participatory Culture Wars!
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
PAN, S., (2025) “Tielian in Mixed Realism: Real Person Fan Fiction and Collective Memory in Contemporary Chinese Fandom”, Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images 5(1).
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.3998/gs.7...
PAN, S., (2025) “Tielian in Mixed Realism: Real Person Fan Fiction and Collective Memory in Contemporary Chinese Fandom”, Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images 5(1).
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.3998/gs.7...
<em>Tielian</em> in Mixed Realism: Real Person Fan Fiction and Collective Memory in Contemporary Chinese Fandom
This article investigates the question of authenticity in Chinese real-person fan fiction (RPF), a fan-fiction subgenre centered on real-world celebrities. Through the lens of tielian (“getting close ...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
PAN, S., (2025) “Tielian in Mixed Realism: Real Person Fan Fiction and Collective Memory in Contemporary Chinese Fandom”, Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images 5(1).
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.3998/gs.7...
PAN, S., (2025) “Tielian in Mixed Realism: Real Person Fan Fiction and Collective Memory in Contemporary Chinese Fandom”, Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images 5(1).
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.3998/gs.7...
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GSO Spotlight Program
We’re thrilled to introduce a new initiative! If you’ve recently been published, completed your dissertation, received an award, or have other exciting news to share, we want to highlight you.
Submissions can be made here:
forms.gle/dpyQDLCoNKtL...
We’re thrilled to introduce a new initiative! If you’ve recently been published, completed your dissertation, received an award, or have other exciting news to share, we want to highlight you.
Submissions can be made here:
forms.gle/dpyQDLCoNKtL...
December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
GSO Spotlight Program
We’re thrilled to introduce a new initiative! If you’ve recently been published, completed your dissertation, received an award, or have other exciting news to share, we want to highlight you.
Submissions can be made here:
forms.gle/dpyQDLCoNKtL...
We’re thrilled to introduce a new initiative! If you’ve recently been published, completed your dissertation, received an award, or have other exciting news to share, we want to highlight you.
Submissions can be made here:
forms.gle/dpyQDLCoNKtL...
SIG members: We're compiling a list of fan- and audience studies publications by our members that came out in 2025. Enter yours here by Dec. 31, and we'll compile a list to share: forms.gle/V7zsgTowJahU...
SCMS Fan and Audience Studies -- 2025 Member Publications
It's time to promote your 2025 publications! Enter as many as you want, but please only fan and audience studies-focused publications and only things that came out in 2025. (Save in-press and forthcom...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
SIG members: We're compiling a list of fan- and audience studies publications by our members that came out in 2025. Enter yours here by Dec. 31, and we'll compile a list to share: forms.gle/V7zsgTowJahU...
Just a reminder that conference presenters must register by Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (5:00 PM CST).
2026 Conference Registration is now open!
You can now book your hotel, apply for grants and subsidies, review travel and accessibility info, reserve reception spaces, explore volunteer opportunities, and more. Visit cmstudies.org for details about #SCMS26 in Chicago, March 26–29. bit.ly/SCMS2026
You can now book your hotel, apply for grants and subsidies, review travel and accessibility info, reserve reception spaces, explore volunteer opportunities, and more. Visit cmstudies.org for details about #SCMS26 in Chicago, March 26–29. bit.ly/SCMS2026
December 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just a reminder that conference presenters must register by Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (5:00 PM CST).
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🚨CFP Alert!🚨
"TV Matters" is a new series of short monographs (40K-50K words) on TV series- production history, cultural context, main themes, & fandom/audience reception
Have a series you want to write on? Send short pitch!
🔗 www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters
#FanStudies #MediaStudies
"TV Matters" is a new series of short monographs (40K-50K words) on TV series- production history, cultural context, main themes, & fandom/audience reception
Have a series you want to write on? Send short pitch!
🔗 www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters
#FanStudies #MediaStudies
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🚨CFP Alert!🚨
"TV Matters" is a new series of short monographs (40K-50K words) on TV series- production history, cultural context, main themes, & fandom/audience reception
Have a series you want to write on? Send short pitch!
🔗 www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters
#FanStudies #MediaStudies
"TV Matters" is a new series of short monographs (40K-50K words) on TV series- production history, cultural context, main themes, & fandom/audience reception
Have a series you want to write on? Send short pitch!
🔗 www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters
#FanStudies #MediaStudies
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Got a burning hot piece of music fan studies research? There's still time to submit to our special issue!
As a reminder, we welcome the following formats:
Articles (8k max words)
Symposium (4k max words)
Book Reviews (2.5k max words)
Multimedia: 10 images or 5–8 minutes of audiovisual content.
As a reminder, we welcome the following formats:
Articles (8k max words)
Symposium (4k max words)
Book Reviews (2.5k max words)
Multimedia: 10 images or 5–8 minutes of audiovisual content.
NEW CFP ALERT 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Music Fandom guest edited by @jenessawilliams.bsky.social & @lucykbennett.bsky.social at the follow link: buff.ly/YDOflaI...! Deadline is 01/01/2026!
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Got a burning hot piece of music fan studies research? There's still time to submit to our special issue!
As a reminder, we welcome the following formats:
Articles (8k max words)
Symposium (4k max words)
Book Reviews (2.5k max words)
Multimedia: 10 images or 5–8 minutes of audiovisual content.
As a reminder, we welcome the following formats:
Articles (8k max words)
Symposium (4k max words)
Book Reviews (2.5k max words)
Multimedia: 10 images or 5–8 minutes of audiovisual content.
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Excited to announce that we are hosting the BDiGRA (British Digital Games Research Association) 2026 Conference at the University of South Wales.
Conference Announcement and Call For Papers below
bdigra.co.uk/bdigra-2026-...
Conference Announcement and Call For Papers below
bdigra.co.uk/bdigra-2026-...
BDiGRA 2026 – University of South Wales, Cardiff – Conference Announcement and Call For Papers – British DiGRA
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December 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Excited to announce that we are hosting the BDiGRA (British Digital Games Research Association) 2026 Conference at the University of South Wales.
Conference Announcement and Call For Papers below
bdigra.co.uk/bdigra-2026-...
Conference Announcement and Call For Papers below
bdigra.co.uk/bdigra-2026-...
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Fanficforum Frankfurt is hosting its third student conference! Currently looking for contributors - students of all levels, degrees, fandoms are welcome to apply. The conference takes place in Frankfurt (aM), Germany, & on Zoom on 30.01.26. Deadline CfP: 14.12.25
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Fanficforum in Konferenz 2026 - Fanficforum Frankfurt
DE EN Die Konferenz zum Fanficforum geht ins dritte Jahr und soll wieder Studierenden die Möglichkeit geben, aktuelle akademische Arbeiten zum Thema Fanfiction vorzustellen und mit anderen zu diskutie...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Fanficforum Frankfurt is hosting its third student conference! Currently looking for contributors - students of all levels, degrees, fandoms are welcome to apply. The conference takes place in Frankfurt (aM), Germany, & on Zoom on 30.01.26. Deadline CfP: 14.12.25
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Coming up in just under two hours! Check your email for your individual link to the Virtual Symposium.
📣 Reminder! Our SIG meeting will take place this Friday at 10am Central. Info on accessing the Virtual Symposium is supposed to be sent to all SCMS members in the next day or so.
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Coming up in just under two hours! Check your email for your individual link to the Virtual Symposium.
📣 Reminder! Our SIG meeting will take place this Friday at 10am Central. Info on accessing the Virtual Symposium is supposed to be sent to all SCMS members in the next day or so.
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📣 Reminder! Our SIG meeting will take place this Friday at 10am Central. Info on accessing the Virtual Symposium is supposed to be sent to all SCMS members in the next day or so.
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Mine and Elliot Montpellier's special issue on Big Data Audiences is out in Convergence
There are great articles by David Hesmondhalgh, Ramon Lobato, Lee McGuigan, Rebecca Saunders, Anna Liu et al., Johan Søltoft et al., and more
journals.sagepub.com/toc/CON/curr...
There are great articles by David Hesmondhalgh, Ramon Lobato, Lee McGuigan, Rebecca Saunders, Anna Liu et al., Johan Søltoft et al., and more
journals.sagepub.com/toc/CON/curr...
Convergence - Volume 31, Number 6
Table of contents for Convergence, 31, 6
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December 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Mine and Elliot Montpellier's special issue on Big Data Audiences is out in Convergence
There are great articles by David Hesmondhalgh, Ramon Lobato, Lee McGuigan, Rebecca Saunders, Anna Liu et al., Johan Søltoft et al., and more
journals.sagepub.com/toc/CON/curr...
There are great articles by David Hesmondhalgh, Ramon Lobato, Lee McGuigan, Rebecca Saunders, Anna Liu et al., Johan Søltoft et al., and more
journals.sagepub.com/toc/CON/curr...
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Journal of Fandom Studies 13.2 is out now! Book Reviews include:
Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024)
By Rebecca Williams
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024)
By Rebecca Williams
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024) | Intellect
Review of: Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024)
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 236 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-49685-472-8, p/bk, USD 30
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Journal of Fandom Studies 13.2 is out now! Book Reviews include:
Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024)
By Rebecca Williams
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
Contested Kingdom: Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland, William Mccarthy (2024)
By Rebecca Williams
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
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CFP: Queer Identities in East & Southeast Asia, to be held at the University of Edinburgh from 6–7 April 2026
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Queer identities In east and southeast asia
April 6-7, 2026
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December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
CFP: Queer Identities in East & Southeast Asia, to be held at the University of Edinburgh from 6–7 April 2026
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