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Alfred Martin

@alfredmartin.bsky.social

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Detroit native. Associate Professor and Chair of Cinematic Arts at U of Miami. Author of The Generic Closet, Fandom for Us, by Us, and editor of Rolling.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi new followers!

For those who don’t know me, I’m a media studies scholar at U of Miami. I study Blackness, media industries, and audiences/fandoms. I’ve written two books about that. I’m currently working on a circuit of media study of the 1978 film THE WIZ.

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brfaucette.bsky.social @brfaucette.bsky.social · 26d

102nd: @alfredmartin.bsky.social outstanding book Fandom for Us By Us a must read for media scholars and those in fan studies. Lively, informative and grounded in interviews and personal experiences the book will reshape the fields and how we think of black audiences. #booksky

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks for reading, Brian!

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Pete Kunze @petecant.bsky.social · 28d

Now available: @alfredmartin.bsky.social and Taylor Cole Miller discussing The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast.

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Alfred L. Martin Jr. and Taylor Cole Miller eds., "The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai" (Rutgers UP, 2025) - New Books Network

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Claire S. @clairebrarian.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’m in a book!! Head on over to my #GoldenGirls blog to read all about The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai plus behind the scenes interviews with editors @tvdoc.bsky.social and @alfredmartin.bsky.social!!

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Selfing holding a copy of the book The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai next to my face

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Is Doom Imminent? @isdoomimminent.bsky.social · May 10

There is nothing more American than poisoning a low income, community of color on behalf of a major business corporation.

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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · May 7

"I want this book to be understood as a joyous love letter to Blackness and Black reception practices." -Alfred L. Martin Jr, author of Fandom for Us By Us: The Pleasures and Practices of Black Audiences

Black Fandoms and the Politics of Representation: A Q&A With Alfred L. Martin, Jr., author of "Fandom For Us, By Us" - NYU Press

You interviewed 75 people for this book. What was that experience like? Did anything stand out to you in the interviews? Writing this book was unlike any writing experience I... READ MORE

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · May 6

Nothing quite as anti-Black as a Met Gala theme focused on Blackness where rich Black people show up in clothes not designed by Black designers.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · May 2

Words cannot describe celebrating the release of my @nyupress.bsky.social book FANDOM FOR US, BY US in my hometown. Looking out on a room full of people that included people I’ve know for most of my life was a particular kind of treat. Two days later, I’m still high from all the love & energy!

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 29

Last night, I celebrated my new @nyupress.bsky.social book @ Books & Books. Thanks to Craig Seymour for being my conversation partner & all the folks who came out, but especially my Renaissance High homies Rita & Julian. I’m really grateful to have colleagues who show up to support my work.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 23

I’m endlessly fascinated that this administration’s attacks are not being framed as class warfare.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 23

Today is the not only the day that the Lord hath made. It is also the birth date of my newest book FANDOM FOR US, BY US. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjjqKsju/

Today is the birthday of my new book FANDOM FOR US, BY US. It can be purchased at NYUP https://nyupress.org/9781479824922/fandom-for-us-by-us/ or wherever you buy books. #TheWiz #mistycopeland #blackp...

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy to do (paid) Zoom lectures and talks in the next academic year. And I’d love to invite folks to review it for journals. I’m also open to casually discuss the book with folks approaching the work in good faith. Feel free to reach out.

Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 22

It’s also my attempt to build a Black canon of media reception/fandom work (Jacqueline Bobo, Rebecca Wanzo, Robin Means Coleman, and Kristen Warner are my north stars).

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 22

The book is a “scholarly” celebration of Blackness. I use the voices of 75(ish) Black people to animate the story of what we do with the media we engage. I theorize the 4 C’s of Black fandom using these interviews: clout, class, canon, & comfort to understand our reception practices.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy birthday to my new @nyupress.bsky.social book FANDOM FOR US, BY US: THE PLEASURES AND PRACTICES OF BLACK AUDIENCES (out officially today). The book details Black fan practices around the ballerina #MistyCopeland, the films BLACK PANTHER & THE WIZ, and THE GOLDEN GIRLS.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thanks to my friend @petecant.bsky.social for interviewing me about my new book. One of the things I discovered while writing this book is that I was free from the “constraints” of the blinding whiteness of academia broadly & fan studies in particular. I could freely let the personal be political.

Pete Kunze @petecant.bsky.social · Apr 19

Check out my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @alfredmartin.bsky.social to discuss his powerful new book, Fandom for Us, by Us.

He might've left me speechless a few times... 😆

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Alfred L. Martin, Jr., "Fandom for Us, by Us: The Pleasures and Practices of Black Audiences" (NYU Press, 2025) - New Books Network

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Mar 13

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Mar 31

Miami folks! I'll be at Books & Books on Monday, April 28 at 6 p.m. celebrating the launch of my new book Fandom for Us, by Us; The Pleasures and Practices of Black Audiences. I'll be in conversation with music journalist Craig Seymour. RSVP at the link below. www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-eve...

An Evening with Alfred L. Martin, Jr. - Miami Events Calendar | Books & Books

Books & Books presents… AN EVENING WITH ALFRED L. MARTIN, JR. discussing Fandom for Us, by Us: The Pleasures and Practices of Black Audiences (Postmillennial Pop #36) (New York University...Read Mor...

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Mar 30

Detroit Peeps! I'll be in Detroit on April 30 for a book event at Source Booksellers. Click the link to reserve a (free) ticket, or purchase a book ticket to ensure you have one. Hope to see you there!

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Fandom for Us, by Us Author Event - Detroit

Join us for rich conversation about politics of representation and Black fan cultures with Alfred L. Martin Jr at Source Booksellers

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Mar 27

Woah!

Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Mar 27

Remember: I’m always happy to Zoom in to help alleviate some labor and have a different voice saying the stuff you always say to your students.

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Dr Bertha Chin (she/her) @berthac.bsky.social · Mar 27

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!

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40. Fandom - Bertha Chin

Bertha Chin is a Senior Lecturer in Communications And New Media at the National University of Singapore.

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Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Mar 27

I’m returning from an international trip two days before and I’m about to turn 50, so the plan is I’m coming but…

Alfred Martin @alfredmartin.bsky.social · Mar 27

I’ll allegedly be there.