Please, for the love of all fandoms, know of what you write, oh editorial writers who wish to use fannish examples to make your non-fandom…
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=PWqq2mgVOZs] In the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Miranda Bailey breaks out with her mad Star Wars knowledge, both movie canon and the books,…
Bless his geeky heart, Uncle Trent is at it again. He’s released download statistics for The Slip on Google Earth. Since my job is about…
Check out Rebecca Tushnet, User-Generated Discontent: Transformation in Practice, 31 COLUM. J.L. & ARTS 110 (2008). [translation: it’s in the Columbia Journal of Law and…
The New York Times recently had an article about the recent makeovers of some of your favorite (and least) favorite 80s icons, including Strawberry Shortcake….
By Keidra Chaney and Raizel Liebler Recently there has been considerable corporate media content owners’ backlash against “user generated content” on the Internet – content…
As part of a discussion of viral marketing on Cinema Blend, an unwarranted swipe was made towards (generally) female experiences of fandom, while praising (generally) male experiences…
As you describe in your post, Who Gets to Write Fandom History?, understanding how fandoms are created and evolve is complicated. I think that is…
I was pretty excited to learn of the Fan History wiki. It’s a fantastic idea, since cultural studies scholars have made it their business to…
In the past two weeks, two important events have occurred related to the entertainment industry — Record Store Day and the release today of Grand…