if any of my people at the intersection of #fanstudies and media industries are looking for something to study . . .

if any of my people at the intersection of #fanstudies and media industries are looking for something to study . . .
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Xu, J. (2026). From “girl crush” to “Thai stripper”: Interrogating K-pop fans’ (post-)feminist backlash to BLACKPINK Lisa’s Crazy Horse performance. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0).
New article in Poetics ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Status signals under uncertainty: BTS fans negotiating the meaning of awards
Luisa do Amaral & Wonjae Lee
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Banning the Fans: Policing Black Women, Policing Black Joy
Neal A. Lester
Journal of American Culture
I'm so excited to be able to help host the next Fan Studies Network conference at @lancasteruni.bsky.social, as supported by our School of Arts!
Looking forward to seeing all you
#FanStudies folks next year... (do complete the survey to help planning!)