A conversation with the author of Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It
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Is there actually any relationship between the quality of the source material and the size of a fandom?
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A conversation with a scholar of Chinese boys’ love fiction (aka danmei), on bodies, gender, ambivalence, and more
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Listener mail on author’s notes, crossovers vs. fusions, creating new fic archives, and more
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Was “affirmational” vs. “transformational” ever a useful distinction?
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Is the practice of writing fan meta in decline—or is it just evolving?
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Can we create fandom environments that allow us to truly protect ourselves?
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Fic writer, editor, and teacher Betts returns to talk about her latest project
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Were those wiggling fingers actually sexy and powerful, Flourish?
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What happens when you want to get off the merry-go-round?
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Listener mail on fic tagging, self-inserts, the evolving definition of “queerbaiting,” and more
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Studios may not be building “fandom engines,” but what do their editorial strategies mean for fans?
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Fandom is built on pseudonyms—but how much of themselves do fans owe each other?
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Stats and reflections on trans, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse characters in fanworks
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Fanwork exchanges, challenges, and the annual fest for “obscure” fandoms, Yuletide
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Assessing continuing fandom trends as our second pandemic year drags to a close
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A conversation about fic, writing original characters, and her debut novel, A Marvellous Light
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What happens when you find yourself approaching “fandom” in a totally new way?
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