Dr. Effie Sapuridis
effietheant.bsky.social
Dr. Effie Sapuridis
@effietheant.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, LIM College |PhD Media Studies | Reviews Editor, Journal of Fan Studies | Comms, Transformative Works & Cultures | she/her
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
🚨 *insert alarm sounds* 🚨
It's time to announce our 2025 FSNNA #FanStudies Conference's 3rd headliner...

It's DR. ALFRED L. MARTIN!!

He's an assoc. prof (Uni of Miami) & will be leading the session on Oct. 26- "Rejecting the Reputed Center of #ReceptionStudies: #Blackness, #Capital, and Power"
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
Congrats to one of our 2025 FSNNA Conference headliners Mel Stanfill!!!

Make sure to register for our #fanstudies virtual conference if you want to be able to attend their roundtable on Oct 25!

▫️Registration 🔗: www.tickettailor.com/events/fanst...
September 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
Gather round my friends-
It's time to announce our 2nd headliner for the 2025 FSNNA Conference

It's DR. MEL STANFILL!!

They're a media studies scholar & associate prof (University of Central Florida) & will be leading a roundtable session on Oct. 25th titled " #Fandom Is..."
September 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
📣 Calling all #FanStudies scholars & nerds!

We are officially entering our Registration Era for our 2025 FSNNA virtual conference "Reputation: Influence, Power, & Capital"‼️

Registration 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/fanstudiesnetworknorthamerica1/1758163
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
📯 *cue trumpet noise*
Announcing our 1st headliner for the 2025 FSNNA Conference 🥁

It's DR. ERIKA NINGXIN WANG!!

She's an assistant prof (the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) & will be leading a panel on Oct. 24th titled " #Fandom #Nationalism: Comparative Insights from East Asia"
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
NEW CFP ALERT 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Music Fandom guest edited by @jenessawilliams.bsky.social & ‪@lucykbennett.bsky.social at the follow link: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...! Deadline is 01/01/2026!
Music Fandom (01/01/2026) | Transformative Works and Cultures
journal.transformativeworks.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
#TWC42, published last year, is a special issue focused on Fandom and Platforms! Guest edited by @mariakalberto.bsky.social, @effietheant.bsky.social, & @lesleyawillard.bsky.social, this issue emphasizes putting forward platforms in fan studies! Read it here:
Vol. 42 (2024): Fandom and Platforms | Transformative Works and Cultures
Guest edited by Maria K. Alberto, Effie Sapuridis, Lesley Willard
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
Attention scholars in #rhetoric #mediastudies #socialsciences #fanstudies #americanstudies #politics #literature #arts #history #globalstudies #english #music

Have you applied to the 2025 Fan Studies Network NA Conference?

Submissions are open until Monday, May 19!

Full CFP: tinyurl.com/mvkhfd7n
Get Ready - CFP for FSNNA 2025!
Call for Participation Fan Studies Network North America Conference 2025 (virtual) October 23-26, 2025 REPUTATION: Influence, Power, and Capital FSNNA Annual Conference 2025 When fa...
tinyurl.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
Just a few more days to submit to the FSNNA 2025 #fanstudies conference! Our theme this year is Reputation: Influence, Power, & Capital.

🤔Pick from: poster OR poster + talk
✍️Due: Abstract, bio, keywords
⏰Deadline: Monday, May 19

Full CFP & form here: fsn-northamerica.org/2025/04/11/g...
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
#scms25 @effietheant.bsky.social describing how by using TikTok, fans can not just request representation, but actively edit themselves and culturally meaningful things (like HBCU practices) into storyworlds.
April 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
Next up is @effietheant.bsky.social on Collaborative (Re)Construction: Community and Storyworlds on TikTok. #scms25
April 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
snitch page for the DOE just launched.

you know what to do.
Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
🚨Settings->Siri->Apps->(pick an app)->UNCHECK LEARN FROM THIS APP🚫.🚨

Congratulations, now A.I. won't be learning from your apps without your permission on your iPhone. Took me a bit with a gazillion apps, but easy to do.
a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .
ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Thank you so much to @elizabethminkel.bsky.social & @flourishklink.bsky.social for having me!! If anyone wants to hear me talk about my research and all the fun quirks of self-inserts, check out this episode of @fansplaining.bsky.social!
We just released episode 221, "Self-Inserts," featuring fan studies scholar @effietheant.bsky.social! Y/N and x reader fic, imagines, shifting, classic Mary Sues...and also roleplay, theme parks, and so much more! Listen or read a full transcript: www.fansplaining.com/episodes/221...
April 24, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by Dr. Effie Sapuridis
In #TWC42's editorial, "Putting forward platforms in fan studies," editors @mariakalberto.bsky.social, @effietheant.bsky.social & @lesleyawillard.bsky.social focus on platforms as foundations and the importance of a collective understanding of and attention to them. Read more here: bit.ly/43qSinR
March 18, 2024 at 2:08 PM
So excited this is finally out in the world!
March 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
My review of @Ebonyteach & @readingspark's edited collection "Harry Potter and the Other" quietly dropped on Christmas Eve in the latest issue of @jofpopcult! If you or your institution have access, you can read my review here (spoiler: I loved it!):
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Everyone is loving the go karts at #FSNNA23, but I can't get enough of the dogs!
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
goodbye #SCMS23!
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
ready for day 1! #SCMS23
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
headed to #SCMS23 in Denver! ☺️
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
that’s a yikes from me
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
this just feels rude #MerrilyOnBway
November 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM