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jwoodelius.bsky.social
#FanStudies folks, I'm looking for information on educational attainment in fandom, particularly adult fans (≥25 yo).
I've been through the Ao3 2013 & 2024 surveys; Fansplaining 2019 shipping & Overflow survey. No ?.
I know acafans are a thing, but not numbers.
Any suggestions?
December 1, 2024 at 8:14 PM
fanstudies.bsky.social
Moore, M. E. “We Have Never Been Acafans: Notes Towards a Posthumanist Approach to Media Fandom”. Journal of Posthumanism, vol. 4, no. 3, Dec. 2024, pp. 177-90.

#FanStudies

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We Have Never Been Acafans: Notes Towards a Posthumanist Approach to Media Fandom | Journal of Posthumanism
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December 22, 2024 at 10:10 AM
elizabethminkel.bsky.social
It baffles me that academics are doing this unpaid labor for them!! I've been chatting with @effietheant.bsky.social about how to create a pipeline for acafans to publish on the new @fansplaining.bsky.social—we can't pay massive rates, mind you, but of course we'll pay. What kind of org wouldn't? 🫠
April 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
valeriefrankel.bsky.social
Now on sale! Wonder Women and Bad Girls: Superheroine and Supervillainess archetypes
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Wonder Women and Bad Girls - McFarland
Wonder Women and Bad Girls Superheroine and Supervillainess Archetypes in Popular Media Valerie Estelle Frankel 978-1-4766-8409-3 978-1-4766-4163-8
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February 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
valeriefrankel.bsky.social
Also on sale! Women in #GameofThrones mcfarlandbooks.com/product/wome... I could also do review copies. #academicsky #booksky #acafans #media #popculture #scholarship #feminism #fantasy #television
Women in Game of Thrones - McFarland
Women in Game of Thrones Power, Conformity and Resistance Valerie Estelle Frankel 978-0-7864-9416-3 978-1-4766-1554-7
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February 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
valeriefrankel.bsky.social
Now on sale! The Women of #OrphanBlack mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-... I could also do review copies. #academicsky #booksky #acafans #media #popculture #scholarship #sciencefiction #feminism #scifi #television
The Women of Orphan Black - McFarland
The Women of Orphan Black Faces of the Feminist Spectrum Valerie Estelle Frankel 978-1-4766-7412-4 978-1-4766-3255-1
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February 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
essentialrandom.bsky.social
We need a name, like the acafans
October 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social
Fan studies and Acafans etc bsky.app/profile/shan...
shannagilkeson.bsky.social Shanna Gilkeson @shannagilkeson.bsky.social · Nov 10
I did the thing! #FanStudies scholars let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed). I started with some scholars I know personally, some I've been following, some new followers and some relevant organizations. #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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November 10, 2024 at 11:29 AM
fiercynn.bsky.social
the same francesca coppa who is white and one of the best known and platformed acafans in the field, while her scholarship primarily focuses on white fans & characters? that francesca coppa needed to be in an issue on centering black fans? wow
December 17, 2024 at 2:23 AM
valeriefrankel.bsky.social
Now on sale! The Comics of Joss Whedon, with essays on #Buffy, #Angel, #Firefly #DrHorrible #X-Men #Dollhouse, & #Avengers #JossWhedon I could also do review copies. #academicsky #booksky #acafans #media #popculture #scholarship mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-...
The Comics of Joss Whedon - McFarland
The Comics of Joss Whedon Critical Essays Valerie Estelle Frankel 978-0-7864-9885-7 978-1-4766-2193-7
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February 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
saathi1013.bsky.social
I'm also v. selective about the fannish blogs I follow back. Preference is for fans of color & acafans who embrace thoughtful critique rather than valorization of fandom At Large. But I won't follow if there's a lot of stuff about fandoms I'm not in or a list of fandoms/ships that I actively avoid.
January 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
elizabethminkel.bsky.social
I could rec a LONG list of acafans that focus on fic! I'd point towards @mariakalberto.bsky.social & @effietheant.bsky.social—two of the academics running @fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social who've been really helpful in getting me to specific scholars' specializations when I've needed comments recently.
December 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM
longersky.com
Acafans unite
September 9, 2023 at 12:14 PM
fiercynn.bsky.social
…including other black women, who shared varied perspectives on the role of acafans in critiquing fan practices, the perceived denigration of rpf fans who ship scandal star kerry washington with the actor playing fitz, & how olivia pope’s blackness is or isn't portrayed
December 19, 2024 at 12:04 AM
fiercynn.bsky.social
another really interesting part is when pow looks at the role that acafans play in fandom and describes the extremely valid distrust that black women fans have in academic analysis of their fan practices
December 19, 2024 at 12:04 AM
aethertide.bsky.social
Honestly, this. Already the idea of there being a One True Site where everything stays long term is so unusual historically....

(Also side-eyeing contemporary acafans with whole research articles acting like AO3 is ALL of fic fandom when other pretty big and different communities exist even now.)
August 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
fiercynn.bsky.social
for folks not familiar with fan studies, auto- & self-ethnography are often valuable tools for acafans to interrogate their own practices as simultaneous scholars & fans. pow situates herself as a black woman big name fan in scandal fandom
[3.2] Matt Hills (2021), who wrote about fandom from an autoethnographic perspective, notes that when writing, the researcher's positionality within fandom needs acknowledgment due to biases and attachments that inform their work. Rukmini Pande (2021) goes further in a way that echoes Collins by pushing the duality of self/other and (un)belonging as a woman of color researcher among same-race fandoms. She argues that such researchers have the critical training to recognize larger structures and hierarchies, even as we "squee from the margins" (2018). Using CEE, I examine the contestations around Black femininity within the fandom arising from Scandal's characters and themes. [3.3] This insider/outsider position results in a more complex standpoint on how ideations of Black femininity can be used to create textual dividing lines. Being a critically engaged ethnographer intentionally blurs the line between the objectivity and subjectivity of the researcher. For this reason, my own fan production and engagement with other fans on Tumblr, as katrinapavela, are offered for critical examination and reflection. As someone who was a member of Tumblr's Scandal fandom in 2012 before my return to academia in 2015, it seemed unethical to ignore my content production, relationships, and standing as a Big Name Fan (BNF) before formalizing my research. Therefore, my own motivations and attitudes are questioned.
December 19, 2024 at 12:04 AM
qaqv.bsky.social
Here's something for #JohnKeats acafans from Małgosia Łuczyńska-Hołdys 👇
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QAQV: John Keats at Hampstead
For lovers of Romantic poetry, Hampstead is the place rich in associations with one poet particularly – John Keats, who spent there three years of his short life (Keats died at 25).
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June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
avawtsn.bsky.social
Ooh this is making me want to talk about it on the podcast! Is there a podcast for acafans to nerd out about their stuff?
November 10, 2024 at 9:15 PM
longtail-news.bsky.social
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By: The Editor on Monday, February 2, 2026
Call for Participation | Forum to Connect Researchers and Acafans of Sports Romance
S struck by the lack of research investigating the relationship between sport and romance, we are seeking scholars, acafans and interested individuals to build a community and forum of researchers with a shared interest in the intersection of sports, romance and popular culture to foster networks and collaborations. Such collaborations may include book clubs, special …
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February 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
indiegogo.com.web.brid.gy
Wed Feb 05 '25 Announcement from The Three Patch Podcast Book
Take a look at what some of our podcasters and podcast guests have said about this book. It is not *just* about our podcast, but also chronicles Sherlock fandom history at the height of its popularity. This is an important fanwork for fandom scholars and acafans.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
idclare.bsky.social
FOLLOW POLICE as an example of purity culture

Acafans for your consideration
lastpositivist.bsky.social lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Dec 9
I legit hate the follow police way of thinking, it's self appointed moral guardian stuff and suggestive of weird parasocial relationships. Who appears on my feed just shouldn't be any kind of emotional issue for someone who ain't me. To think otherwise is either weirdly controlling or parasocial.
December 9, 2024 at 12:42 PM
kcforeal.bsky.social
I'm curious if any acafans or fan studies academics have any insights on this as I am also one of the people that have rarely if ever had any issues with new fans or "normies" running the fandom experience.
February 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
ecfriedman.com
Please stop me from pitching “We are all #AcaFans (or, it’s Still Stanning if your Celeb is 200 Years Dead“ to @emmcgirr & Nora Nachumi.
December 8, 2024 at 4:21 AM
idrottsforum.bsky.social
Struck by the lack of research investigating the relationship between sport and romance, we are seeking scholars, acafans and interested individuals to build a community and forum of researchers.
idrottsforum.org/call-for-par...
Call for Participation | Forum to Connect Researchers and Acafans of Sports Romance
S struck by the lack of research investigating the relationship between sport and romance, we are seeking scholars, acafans and interested individuals to build a community and forum of researchers wit...
idrottsforum.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM