What happens if your favorite artist gets canceled? Can you remain a fan after such a
controversy? This study explores how fans–those with a strong affective bond toward their …

After the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II in November 2022, a new, and rather
unexpected, following of women and queer fans on TikTok emerged. Centering on the …

The following roundtable is a recorded and edited discussion between four fan studies
researchers that took place in March 2022. Having all worked with QAnon and the …

Tabletop role-playing has grown from a niche of analog gaming into a mainstay of popular
culture. The original face-to-face way of playing has been complemented by online play …

This paper focuses on the under-studied and complex aspect of toxic fan practices by
analysing the discourse surrounding the Twitter hashtags# CrookedHillary and# LockHerUp …

In the 2020 US presidential election, Misha Collins, star of the show Supernatural, endorsed
Joe Biden for president and worked to support Biden's campaign through interviews with …

This article examines the Black Rifle Coffee Company brand, its fans, and its connection to
right-wing violence. By incorporating the literature on brand culture and the concepts and …

This chapter considers the theoretical and empirical challenges of research into the
mediatisation of culture, specifically challenges related to the heterogeneity of the field and …

Martin Barker's body of work has rarely been contextualised as a series of contributions to
fan studies, despite Barker's various empirical studies regularly engaging with fan readings …

Translation studies has explored the complex and nuanced aspects of professional
translation. In the early 1990s, a new paradigm emerged in cultural studies, characterized by …