The poetry professor and critic talks about taste cultures, situating critical perspective, and more
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A conversation on tropes, characterization, and what we want from stories, in canon and in fanfic
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How does transformative fandom disrupt the cycles of capitalism—and how does it reinforce them?
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A conversation about the sitcom with a focus on the fandom-friendly episode “Return to Skyfire”
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Fandom mainstreaming, shipping and activism, and #MeToo: our annual year in review
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What counts as “acceptable fanart” in the eyes of The Powers That Be?
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One of the creators of “Zombies, Run!” on fan/creator interaction, accessibility in gaming, and more
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Why does fandom love engaging with—and creating—episodic content?
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A wide-ranging conversation with everyone’s favorite fangirl, the actor Orlando Jones
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What is the “history of fandom”—and what gets erased when we perpetuate a single narrative?
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Elizabeth bestows Flourish with this blessed gift, may she never forget it
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We watch the season 3 classic “Lover’s Walk” and discuss how different our Buffy experiences have been
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Parry Gripp, lead singer of the band responsible for the Buffy theme song, on nerd culture, bandom, and more
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Lilah Vandenburgh—writer, director, showrunner, and long-time fan—talks about fan/creator interaction
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The past year’s guests return to share changes they’ve seen in fandom, from the global to the personal
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A conversation with Sean Stewart, the author of some of the most influential alternate reality games ever
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From “adventure lunch” to stealth cosplay, the ways people engage with fandom that are harder to see
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We discuss Wattpad’s FANtasies webseries and the changing pathways for fan-to-pro writing
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