Thanks to everyone who completed our Conference survey.
Stay tuned for more information and our CFP coming very soon...
@fanstudies.bsky.social
@fanstudies.bsky.socialThanks to everyone who completed our Conference survey.
Stay tuned for more information and our CFP coming very soon...
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Han, X., & Sun, N. (2026). The Cultural Advancement of Fan Fiction and Emerging Legal Challenges. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 1–17.
@fsnnorthamerica.bsky.socialUpdate! @suzannerblack.bsky.social's book "Between Novel and Network" is actually published already!
(Raise your hand if you want to form a #fanstudies book club after the conference!)
@fsnnorthamerica.bsky.socialIf these headliner events have peaked your interest, make sure to register for our 2026 virtual #FanStudies Conference!
You can find more info here: website-8aff4977.tou.dpn.mybluehost.me/2026-confere...
@fsnnorthamerica.bsky.socialThis roundtable will explore how disciplinary & method. boundaries have shaped #FanStudies & will feature:
🌟 Naomi Jacobs (Lecturer, Lancaster Uni, @ladylark.bsky.social)
🌟 Dean Leetal (Ben-Gurion Uni, @deanleetal.bsky.social)
🌟 Julia Neugarten (PhDc, Radboud Uni, @julianeugarten.bsky.social)
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Walsh, J.A. (2026). Documenting Fandom: A Content Analysis of 1970s American Comics Prozines. Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society 10(2), 175-210.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew book ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Border Crossings in Contemporary Asian Celebrity and Fandom
Sean Redmond, Jian Xu, & Li Zhang (Editors)
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Enough Rope: Dubiety and queerness in Hannibal (NBC)
By Keridwen Luis1
View Affiliations
Source: Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture, Volume 11, Issue 1-2, Mar 2026, p. 29 - 50.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Akahome, J. E. (2026). Fans under climate stress: exploring how flooding and heat affect football fan experiences and community engagement in Nigeria. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 1–23.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Palacio, D. (2026). Heroes in Disguise: LGBTQIA+ Identity and Relationship Building via Fandom and Cosplay. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 1–19.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Maciel Júnior, M. L., Isayama, H. F., & da Silva, S. R. (2026). Production and reception of a fan club membership programme in Brazil. Soccer & Society, 1–17.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Paquin, V., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2026). Examining self-determination theory in media fandom: a cross-sectional study. Leisure/Loisir, 1–10.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialInformation Practices in Fragmented Fan Communities: Epistemic Polarisation in Taylor Swift Fandom on Reddit
Samantha Vilkins, Sebastian Svegaard, Axel Bruns, and Katherine M. FitzGerald
14 July 2026 – Social Media & Society conference, Glasgow
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Yaqoub, M., & Matusitz, J. (2026). Unmasking the making of a hero: analyzing Aamir Khan’s fandom in China. Popular Communication, 1–25.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew CFP ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Body by Disney: Shaping the Human Form through Media, Tourism, and Fandom
Dr. Rachel Casey
Submission Timeline and Instructions
November 15, 2026: Email a 200-300 word abstract and tentative chapter title
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Liu, C., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, H. (2026). From breakup to letting go: Tracing audience responses to parasocial grief when a series ends. Psychology of Popular Media. Advance online publication.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Fuernkranz, M. (2026). Reactions to Taylor Swift’s Canceled 2024 Vienna Shows: Collective Psychological Empowerment, Internalized Misogyny and the Power of White Feminism. Popular Music and Society, 1–16.
@fanstudies.bsky.socialNew article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Liu, Y. (2026). Reconfiguring AI-Mediated Sports Viewing and Parasocial Fandom as AI-Engineered Leisure. Leisure Sciences, 1–9.
@fsnnorthamerica.bsky.socialCome one, come all! Gather round as we announce our 1st FSNNA #FanStudies 2026 Conference headliner 🥁
🌟 DR. JINYING LI!! 🌟
An assistant prof (Brown University) & author of "Anime's Knowledge Cultures" (2024), she''ll be leading a roundtable Oct. 22nd titled "The Multitudes of Knowledge Cultures"
@melstanfill.bsky.socialif any of my people at the intersection of #fanstudies and media industries are looking for something to study . . .