K. Morrissey
@katiedidnt.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at ASU. Research/Teach: Media studies, digital culture, and female desire in pop-media. (She/Her.)
lol. I was so sick when he talked to me. I wanted to say deeply interesting things about Netflix, but mostly I think I babbled about how fun the story is. 😅
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
lol. I was so sick when he talked to me. I wanted to say deeply interesting things about Netflix, but mostly I think I babbled about how fun the story is. 😅
A lot of this is about the use of social media to organize/connect & how it restructures things. I’m also concerned about the legacy of “media fandom” and how 1 fan network/history has shaped so much fan studies theory. It’s an imperfect lens for studying fans today. (2/2)
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A lot of this is about the use of social media to organize/connect & how it restructures things. I’m also concerned about the legacy of “media fandom” and how 1 fan network/history has shaped so much fan studies theory. It’s an imperfect lens for studying fans today. (2/2)
It helps! Ultimately though, I believe fandoms plural is still a problem. It implies multiple single places or unified cultures/communities. However, fan networks aren’t organized that way nowadays. (1/2)
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It helps! Ultimately though, I believe fandoms plural is still a problem. It implies multiple single places or unified cultures/communities. However, fan networks aren’t organized that way nowadays. (1/2)
Exactly. It’s a very pre-web 2.0 framework. If you’re interested, I have a chapter in the updated Routledge Media Fandom anthology which is all about this. The FSNNA talk is rehashing parts of that. 😅
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Exactly. It’s a very pre-web 2.0 framework. If you’re interested, I have a chapter in the updated Routledge Media Fandom anthology which is all about this. The FSNNA talk is rehashing parts of that. 😅
Oooo, yes! I want to read it! Just FYI, I have a chapter on this in Suzanne and Melissa’s new Routledge anthology. (The FSNNA talk is pulling from that.) My suggestion is “fan networks,” but it has pros/cons too.
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Oooo, yes! I want to read it! Just FYI, I have a chapter on this in Suzanne and Melissa’s new Routledge anthology. (The FSNNA talk is pulling from that.) My suggestion is “fan networks,” but it has pros/cons too.
Yes, totally. And for fans (myself included), the word fandom has so much emotional resonance. Being “in fandom” is something a lot of us really value and connect to our identities as fans. I definitely get it. I just think, from an aca perspective, it’s creating real problems.
October 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Yes, totally. And for fans (myself included), the word fandom has so much emotional resonance. Being “in fandom” is something a lot of us really value and connect to our identities as fans. I definitely get it. I just think, from an aca perspective, it’s creating real problems.
That’s the phrase I like! It’s really hard to unlearn “fandom” though. 😅
October 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
That’s the phrase I like! It’s really hard to unlearn “fandom” though. 😅
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The amount of “canvas is down, does this mean class is canceled?” emails I’m getting is hilarious.
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