ABSTRACT
The field of fan studies has seen exponential growth in recent years and this companion brings together an internationally and interdisciplinarily diverse group of established scholars to reflect on the state of the field and to point to new research directions. Engaging an impressive array of media texts and formats and incorporating a variety of methodologies, this collection is organized into six main sections: methods and ethics, technologies and practices, identities, race and transcultural fandom, industry, and futures. Each section concludes with a conversation among some of the field’s leading scholars and industry insiders to address a wealth of questions relevant to each section topic.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|68 pages
Methods and Ethics
chapter |9 pages
Always-on fandom, Waiting and Bingeing
chapter |9 pages
Archaeologies of fandom
part 2|78 pages
Technologies and practices
chapter |9 pages
From model building to 3D printing
chapter |9 pages
“You’re terrible, don’t ever change!”
part 3|88 pages
Identities
part 4|66 pages
Race and transcultural fandom
chapter |9 pages
Filipinos’ forced fandom of US media
part 5|74 pages
Industry
chapter |10 pages
Conspicuous convention
chapter |9 pages
“Are you ready for this?” “I don’t know if there’s a choice”
part 6|70 pages
Futures