Do you ever think about the issues of privacy in fandom? Have you or a friend ever been “outed” as a fan? How do you feel about academic research on fandom? Do you just have a lot of feelings about ethics in fandom? Most importantly, do you want to talk about these critical topics?
My name is Brianna Dym, longtime fan community member, and also researcher in the Department of Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder. I’m looking for people interested in talking about privacy and ethics in fandom! If you’ve been involved in fandom for a while, I would love to have you participate!
We can conduct the interview in the medium of your choice – either text-based chat or voice. You also don’t have to answer questions you don’t want to, and can stop at any time. We will ask for some basic demographics (any of which you can decline to answer), but won’t require any identifying information.
To volunteer to participate (or if you have any questions), please email brianna.dym@colorado.edu!
Hey guys! You know that survey that went out recently and the subsequent cool results? That’s work that I’m doing with Brianna, a PhD student here! She’s recruiting for interview participants to talk about ethics, privacy, and fandom. Please consider reaching out to her, and sharing this!
Episode 56: Ships and Showrunners. Elizabeth and Flourish talk to Lilah Vandenburgh, a long-time fan who is now a writer, director, and showrunner for film and television. They discuss how shipping culture has evolved in recent years, the pressures on showrunners and other entertainment pros to interact, and the ways that structural inequality shapes fan behavior. Also Elizabeth reports back with her review of Sean Stewart’s narrative game, “Sherlock Holmes: The Last Breath.” (transcript | show notes)
Fans + creators + shipping + activism = cooooomplicated dynamics. I’m so glad we got to talk to Lilah about this stuff!
This is a really awesome episode! And like, the art changed, from when I saw it the first time? Before it was just a headshot. This is WAY better.
Episode 55: Happy Anniversary #2. Flourish and Elizabeth once again welcome back the guests from the past
year to talk about what’s changed in fandom, on a global level, a
personal level, or both. Global topics included the recent crop of Hugo
winners, Marvel’s Secret Empire storyline, and the intersections between
fandom and U.S. politics. The more personal included the intersections
of fannish and professional identities and the experience of aging in
fandom. To round things out, Flourish and Elizabeth share their own
perspectives, discussing whether fandom ever really changes—or whether
it simply repeats the same patterns over and over again. (show notes coming soon | transcript coming soon)
Happy Anniversary Fansplaining! I’ve been listening to your podcast for about a year now (I think?) and also trying to get more into fandom again over the past year, and like, not direct causality, but hearing you both talk about fandom has been so inspiring and really helped me sort of… legitimize to myself that this is valid, and something I want to do with my time. And has also been so wonderful in terms of hearing about the broader fandom beyond my tumblr dashboard, which I really wouldn’t have otherwise.
Thanks for all that you do, and here’s wishing you another wonderful year!!
I’ve made the leap and will be offering a Patreon-based fan studies ‘course’ starting when my kids go back to school September 1. More information is available on the Patreon site, and patronage begins at $1.00/post (lecture, which includes a written post and at least an accompanying audio post; video is being considered…). Please reblog and spread the word – after all my waffling and testing the waters, I’d love to see this get off the ground!
Question of Smoke 