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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 3d

Former SIG co-chair Rebecca Williams is quoted in a recent article in the Atlantic about Netflix, along with SIG member Abigail DeKosnik. We love when the pop press interviews scholars!

Dr Rebecca Williams @augustaquarius.bsky.social · 5d

A few comments on fandom from me in this new piece @theatlantic.com

#FanStudies

www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

It’s Not Just Netflix—It’s Your Entire Life

The streaming service is expanding beyond screens and into the real world. Will subscribers follow?

www.theatlantic.com

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Dr Naomi Jacobs @ladylark.bsky.social · 23d

I'm really excited that a collection of fascinating work on fandom, fans and AI that @suzannerblack.bsky.social and I co-edited is out today in the new volume of @journal.transformativeworks.org - and as the journal's first 'New Currents' section! Read our editorial here doi.org/10.3983/twc....

Fans and AI: Transformations in fandom and fan studies | Transformative Works and Cultures

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 5d

Call For Papers

POPULAR CULTURE TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT IN TAIWAN (KAOHSIUNG, 12-14
DECEMBER 2025).

www.thepctss.org

This summit aims to provide a unique platform for open and interactive dialogue and discussion between policymakers, DMOs, academics, researchers, popular culture creators and fans, local communities,...

www.thepctss.org

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Sophie G. Einwächter @einwaechter.bsky.social · 8d

Call for a Themed Issue on “Fan Practices of Memory and Remembrance”! There will also be a workshop on Feb 27th, 2026! Authors are invited to present and develop their ideas in dialogue with peers. The workshop will be in 2026, on Feb. 27th (Marburg University). Deadline: December 1st! #FanStudies

Nina Heise @ninaheise.bsky.social · 13d

The CfP for the 1st themed issue of our journal Fandom | Cultures | Research is out & I'm especially excited for this one, since it combines two of the things I'm most interested in: #fanstudies & #memorystudies. Added bonus: a workshop in Marburg in Feb 26.

journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/announce...

Call for Abstracts - Themed Issue 2/26 & Accompanying Workshop: “Fan Practices of Memory and Remembrance” | Fandom | Cultures | Research

journals.uni-marburg.de

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 4d

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Promkhuntong, W. (2025). The Pluralism of Thai Boys Love Industry: Auteur Migration, Fan Showrunners, Labor Vulnerability, and Queer Potentiality. Television & New Media, 0(0).

doi.org/10.1177/1527...

The Pluralism of Thai Boys Love Industry: Auteur Migration, Fan Showrunners, Labor Vulnerability, and Queer Potentiality - Wikanda Promkhuntong, 2025

This paper explores Boys Love media from Thailand through the lens of screen labor. This trajectory allows an examination of the pluralist landscape and complex...

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 6d

CFP for Digital Games Research Association. This year's theme is Intersectional Pleasures, so might be of interest to our members.

Elina Roinioti @elroin.bsky.social · 7d

DiGRA 2026 (Ireland) CfP is now live
Full paper and abstracts deadline: 1 December 2025
Workshop proposals deadline: 15 February 2026

www.digraconference2026.com

#games #gamestudies

DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University

Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.

www.digraconference2026.com

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Fan Studies Network North America @fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 *insert alarm sounds* 🚨
It's time to announce our 2025 FSNNA #FanStudies Conference's 3rd headliner...

It's DR. ALFRED L. MARTIN!!

He's an assoc. prof (Uni of Miami) & will be leading the session on Oct. 26- "Rejecting the Reputed Center of #ReceptionStudies: #Blackness, #Capital, and Power"

A promotional graphic with "FSNNA 25" in dark boxes at the top left and right corner. Between those two boxes, in all capital letters reads "HEADLINER." Below that, centered and in bold letters reads the name "Alfred L. Martin, Jr."
Below that, on the left it says the name of the headliner panel "Rejecting the Reputed Center of Reception Studies: Blackness, #Capital, and Power" and below that is smaller text it lists the other roundtable guests "Brienne Adams, Aymar Jean Esofferey, & Allyson F. Smith"
To the right of that text is a black and white zoomed in photo of Martin's new book, "Fandom for Us, by Us," which shows a person sitting in front of a wall of TVs, viewed from behind.

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Dr Bethan Jones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 16d

I've got a chapter in this collection on The X-Files (obviously) and have just found it it's available for pre-order from McFarland's website. I can't wait to read the rest of the essays.

mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-...

The Lizard People Don’t Want You to Read This - McFarland

The Lizard People Don’t Want You to Read This Essays on Conspiracy Theory in Popular Culture Edited by Robert Spinelli 978-1-4766-9485-6 978-1-4766-5625-0

mcfarlandbooks.com

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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 16d

New special issue of Popular Communication

Queer Women's Fandom

#FanStudies

www.tandfonline.com/toc/hppc20/2...

Popular Communication

Queer Women's Fandom. Volume 23, Issue 1 of Popular Communication

www.tandfonline.com

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Annelot Prins @lennartspion.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was an absolute pleasure to review @briony.bsky.social's brilliant book on feminist fandom for the EJCS. If you haven't bought her book yet (or forgot to ask your university library to purchase it), please let my review convince you to do so immediately: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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Camilla Wallin Lämsä @cwlamsa.bsky.social · 20d

Last week I defended my thesis, "Yearning Hours: Desire, Darcymania, and Readerly Attachments in the Digital Jane Austen Fandom," published by Linköping University Press. It can now be ordered to your local library (or hmu for the PDF 🥰)!

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats to SIG member @melstanfill.bsky.social whose new book FANDOM IS UGLY won the NCA's annual book award!

Mel Stanfill @melstanfill.bsky.social · 20d

i guess this got announced today . . . Fandom Is Ugly won the National Communication Association Diamond Anniversary Book Award www.natcom.org/nca-awards/2...

award announcement text: Fandom Is Ugly: Networked Harassment in Participatory Culture by Dr. Mel Stanfill is recognized with the Diamond Anniversary Book Award for its incisive and timely analysis of the hidden costs of participatory culture. Drawing on vivid case studies from video games, television, film, and politics, Stanfill demonstrates how fan networks that foster creativity and connection can also perpetuate harassment, sexism, racism, and exclusion. By exposing these dynamics with clarity and rigor, this book reshapes how scholars and the public understand the cultural and political stakes of fandom, making a profound contribution to the study of communication, community, and power.

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Intellect Books @intellectbooks.bsky.social · 19d

Film International
Special Issue Calls for Papers: ‘Transnational Horror Culture in Cinema’

This themed issue of Film International will explore the complex relationship between horror culture per se and cinematic expression.

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025

👉ow.ly/XRiK50WZfAf

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Transformative Works and Cultures @journal.transformativeworks.org · 23d

📣 #TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC46, our annual general issue! This issue, however, holds some new and exciting features. Dig in at this link: buff.ly/EHJTStO

journal.transformativeworks.org

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 21d

Do you have experience copyediting or proofreading academic journals? Would you like to wrangle #AO3 tags? Can you read and translate from Chinese or Italian to English? Do you have experience in managing or leading people? The #OTW is Recruiting! otw-news.org/w8thejrv

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 20d

Friendly reminder that nominations for SIG co-chair are due tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 19!

SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 29d

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...

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 20d

We got you, boo

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Dr. Suzanne Scott @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social · 20d

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_...

A flyer that reads "Do you own any fandom-related makeup or beauty products? If you are 18 or older, please consider answering a few questions about it by filling out this 10 min survey to support a research project on fan identities and embodiment" followed by a QR code.

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Dr Rebecca Williams @augustaquarius.bsky.social · 24d

Call for Abstracts: 2026 CDCS Symposium

“Good Vibes Only? How Affects and Emotions Are Mediated for Justice in Digital Culture”

www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

Call for Abstracts: 2026 CDCS Symposium

www.asc.upenn.edu

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 29d

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...

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Dr Rebecca Williams @augustaquarius.bsky.social · Sep 7

The special issue of Critical Studies in Television on the 40th anniversary of EastEnders that I edited with the fantastic Christine Geraghty is now officially out!

6 great articles & an Editorial, all open access!

journals.sagepub.com/toc/CST/curr...

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Pete Kunze @petecant.bsky.social · Sep 3

I interviewed Justin Wyatt about his new book, Creating the Viewer, on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.

It's a great book, especially for those interested in media industry studies and audience studies.

newbooksnetwork.com/creating-the...

Justin Wyatt, "Creating the Viewer: Market Research and the Evolving Media Ecosystem" (U Texas Press, 2024) - New Books Network

newbooksnetwork.com

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · Sep 5

SIG members: Please see your email for an important notice about our upcoming election, and consider nominating yourself for co-chair!

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Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · Aug 27

The deadline for conference proposal submissions is THIS FRIDAY at 5 PM Central Time! You are highly encouraged to visit the submission portal ahead of time to avoid last-minute stress. The office may not be able to get back to you as quickly as the deadline approaches.
buff.ly/Gxpi0S9

Reminder graphic for SCMS Conference 2026 in Chicago. Submission portal closes Friday, August 29 at 5:00 pm Central US. Conference dates are March 26–29, 2026.

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · Aug 27

Last year, our SIG launched a Discord to help international scholars who couldn't get to the US. This year SCMS itself is offering a pre-recorded option for this reason. Please read this info, as it might impact your desire to submit to the conference (deadline Friday!).
tinyurl.com/ycv8b89j

General Annual Conference Guidelines and Procedures

Yes, you must be a member to submit a proposal. We do still encourage our members to include guests from outside the field as panel, workshop, or roundtable participants.

www.cmstudies.org

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