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My book is out today! Do me a favour and ask your library to order a copy? www.bloomsbury.com/us/emotions-...
January 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
My book is out today! Do me a favour and ask your library to order a copy? www.bloomsbury.com/us/emotions-...
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The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!
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Our panel K-pop Fandom(s) and Authenticity will take place Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2 pm-3:30 pm at the 2026 Association for Asian Studies annual conference! I will present on 1st gen K-pop fanfic that represents the Gwangju Uprising! See you in Vancouver! #AAS2026
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our panel K-pop Fandom(s) and Authenticity will take place Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2 pm-3:30 pm at the 2026 Association for Asian Studies annual conference! I will present on 1st gen K-pop fanfic that represents the Gwangju Uprising! See you in Vancouver! #AAS2026
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🚨 AAS and LUMS want to ensure that everyone who wants to apply for #AASInAsia2026 has the opportunity to do so—so we are *extending* the proposal submission deadline to December 10. Virtual and hybrid presentation options are available!
bit.ly/AIA2026
bit.ly/AIA2026
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨 AAS and LUMS want to ensure that everyone who wants to apply for #AASInAsia2026 has the opportunity to do so—so we are *extending* the proposal submission deadline to December 10. Virtual and hybrid presentation options are available!
bit.ly/AIA2026
bit.ly/AIA2026
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my 2020 book with @anasalter.bsky.social, "A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy: The Construction of Authorship in Transmedia Franchises," is 50% OFF for December 1 and 2. makes a great gift for all the nerds in your life. www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Po...
A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy
Increasingly over the past decade, fan credentials on the part of writers, directors, and producers have come to be seen as a guarantee of quality media making—the “fanboy auteur. ” Figures like Joss ...
www.upress.state.ms.us
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
my 2020 book with @anasalter.bsky.social, "A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy: The Construction of Authorship in Transmedia Franchises," is 50% OFF for December 1 and 2. makes a great gift for all the nerds in your life. www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Po...
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Comics and manga are for everyone!
This month, for older teens and adult readers, we’re spotlighting “A Smart and Courageous Child” by Miki Yamamoto, published by @tokyopop.bsky.social and “Gender Studies: The Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw” by Ajuan Mance, published by #RosariumPublishing.
This month, for older teens and adult readers, we’re spotlighting “A Smart and Courageous Child” by Miki Yamamoto, published by @tokyopop.bsky.social and “Gender Studies: The Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw” by Ajuan Mance, published by #RosariumPublishing.
Comics Plus Book Club: December 2025 - LibraryPass™
This month, we're spotlighting A Smart and Courageous Child (Tokyopop) and Gender Studies: The Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw (Rosarium) for older teens and adult readers.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Comics and manga are for everyone!
This month, for older teens and adult readers, we’re spotlighting “A Smart and Courageous Child” by Miki Yamamoto, published by @tokyopop.bsky.social and “Gender Studies: The Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw” by Ajuan Mance, published by #RosariumPublishing.
This month, for older teens and adult readers, we’re spotlighting “A Smart and Courageous Child” by Miki Yamamoto, published by @tokyopop.bsky.social and “Gender Studies: The Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw” by Ajuan Mance, published by #RosariumPublishing.
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#CFP: seminar "Humour in Children's Literature and Media" as part of the ESSE 2026 Conference
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
31st August - 4th September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.esse2026.com/en/calls_par...
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
31st August - 4th September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.esse2026.com/en/calls_par...
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#CFP: seminar "Humour in Children's Literature and Media" as part of the ESSE 2026 Conference
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
31st August - 4th September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.esse2026.com/en/calls_par...
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
31st August - 4th September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.esse2026.com/en/calls_par...
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Dorotea is a short narrative adventure game about an archivist who enters a strange door at the back of a museum storage area. Transported to the 1600s, she finds that the local aristocracy aren't the only monsters threatening the town. My #indiehorror review: digitalfantasydiary.com/2025/11/22/d...
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Dorotea is a short narrative adventure game about an archivist who enters a strange door at the back of a museum storage area. Transported to the 1600s, she finds that the local aristocracy aren't the only monsters threatening the town. My #indiehorror review: digitalfantasydiary.com/2025/11/22/d...
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My first monograph, 'Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction', will be published by
@lsupress.bsky.social on 16 May 2026!
It connects contemporary fiction, fanfiction and literary theory.
See lsupress.org/978080718642... for more details.
@lsupress.bsky.social on 16 May 2026!
It connects contemporary fiction, fanfiction and literary theory.
See lsupress.org/978080718642... for more details.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My first monograph, 'Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction', will be published by
@lsupress.bsky.social on 16 May 2026!
It connects contemporary fiction, fanfiction and literary theory.
See lsupress.org/978080718642... for more details.
@lsupress.bsky.social on 16 May 2026!
It connects contemporary fiction, fanfiction and literary theory.
See lsupress.org/978080718642... for more details.
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My forthcoming book on K-pop fandom looks at how parasocial relationships in K-pop today can be viewed as asymmetrical relationships -- never entirely one-way, but in many cases, two-way, asymmetric-yet-mutual attachments 💞
The Cambridge Dictionary has chosen “parasocial” as its Word of the Year for 2025.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
My forthcoming book on K-pop fandom looks at how parasocial relationships in K-pop today can be viewed as asymmetrical relationships -- never entirely one-way, but in many cases, two-way, asymmetric-yet-mutual attachments 💞
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In this adorable clip from sapphicandsunnah on TikTok, Aisha and Bre surprise each other with a double proposal in the smoky mountains 🌈
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!!!
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In this adorable clip from sapphicandsunnah on TikTok, Aisha and Bre surprise each other with a double proposal in the smoky mountains 🌈
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!!!
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The registration for "Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature" (12-14 November) is now open.
This online conference is hosted by the University of Münster. Registration is free.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3701/
This online conference is hosted by the University of Münster. Registration is free.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3701/
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The registration for "Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature" (12-14 November) is now open.
This online conference is hosted by the University of Münster. Registration is free.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3701/
This online conference is hosted by the University of Münster. Registration is free.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3701/
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‘The Strange Legend of Eastern Spirituality: Foul Detective Satori, Samsara Edition’ #Manga Adaptation By Yuu Akimaki Launches
‘The Strange Legend of Eastern Spirituality: Foul Detective Satori, Samsara Edition’ #Manga Adaptation By Yuu Akimaki Launches
A new #manga series has launched through the Touhou Gairai imprint that’s available via ComicWalker...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
‘The Strange Legend of Eastern Spirituality: Foul Detective Satori, Samsara Edition’ #Manga Adaptation By Yuu Akimaki Launches
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MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY comes out October 28 in North America, so this is your last chance to save on your preorders at Barnes & Noble!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mangas-fir...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mangas-fir...
September 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY comes out October 28 in North America, so this is your last chance to save on your preorders at Barnes & Noble!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mangas-fir...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mangas-fir...
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I'd like to share the #callforsubmissions for Bloodletter, a literary horror magazine that welcomes female, nonbinary, and transgender writers. The theme of their upcoming issue is "Play," and they're actively seeking pitches for nonfiction essays. Shoutout to #FanStudies and video game writers!
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'd like to share the #callforsubmissions for Bloodletter, a literary horror magazine that welcomes female, nonbinary, and transgender writers. The theme of their upcoming issue is "Play," and they're actively seeking pitches for nonfiction essays. Shoutout to #FanStudies and video game writers!
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✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
October 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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My thesis abstract 🔥 "Over the last ten years, Japanese animation series–or anime–fans have often been associated with digital right-wing communities of the alternative web. This is better observed in anime been called an aesthetic of the “alt-right” by its most powerful actors ...
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My thesis abstract 🔥 "Over the last ten years, Japanese animation series–or anime–fans have often been associated with digital right-wing communities of the alternative web. This is better observed in anime been called an aesthetic of the “alt-right” by its most powerful actors ...
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In #TWC46, Jaime W. Roots shares her method for promoting knowledge development and critical reflection in classes through fan fiction writing! Read it here: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
Teaching with fandom: Promoting student subject engagement and critical reflection through fan fiction writing
| Transformative Works and Cultures
journal.transformativeworks.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In #TWC46, Jaime W. Roots shares her method for promoting knowledge development and critical reflection in classes through fan fiction writing! Read it here: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
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#CFP: "Crossing Borders, Shifting Selves: Migration, Liminality, and the Reimagining of Childhood in Global Children’s Literature"
IRCL Special Congress Issue 20.2 (2027)
Deadline for full articles: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected])
IRCL Special Congress Issue 20.2 (2027)
Deadline for full articles: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected])
October 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
#CFP: "Crossing Borders, Shifting Selves: Migration, Liminality, and the Reimagining of Childhood in Global Children’s Literature"
IRCL Special Congress Issue 20.2 (2027)
Deadline for full articles: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected])
IRCL Special Congress Issue 20.2 (2027)
Deadline for full articles: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected])
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#CFP: (Re)thinking the Borders in Children’s Nonfiction
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
17–19 September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Website: websites.auth.gr/nonfictionco...
Email: [email protected]
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
17–19 September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Website: websites.auth.gr/nonfictionco...
Email: [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#CFP: (Re)thinking the Borders in Children’s Nonfiction
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
17–19 September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Website: websites.auth.gr/nonfictionco...
Email: [email protected]
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
17–19 September 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Website: websites.auth.gr/nonfictionco...
Email: [email protected]
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#CFP: Aidan Chambers Memorial Issue
Children's Literature in Education
Guest editors: Dr Lucy Pearson (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Hazel Sheeky-Bird (Independent Scholar)
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: link.springer.com/collections/...
Children's Literature in Education
Guest editors: Dr Lucy Pearson (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Hazel Sheeky-Bird (Independent Scholar)
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: link.springer.com/collections/...
October 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#CFP: Aidan Chambers Memorial Issue
Children's Literature in Education
Guest editors: Dr Lucy Pearson (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Hazel Sheeky-Bird (Independent Scholar)
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: link.springer.com/collections/...
Children's Literature in Education
Guest editors: Dr Lucy Pearson (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Hazel Sheeky-Bird (Independent Scholar)
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: link.springer.com/collections/...
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Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) - ARU
Join us online on 5 December for a symposium investigating the recent phenomena of Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the so-called 'great Internet let down'.
www.aru.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
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#CFP: "Youth Writers and Their Worlds"
Ninth International Society of Literary Juvenilia Conference (ISLJ)
Valparaiso University, USA
April 16 - 18, 2026
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: juveniliastudies.com/conferences/
Ninth International Society of Literary Juvenilia Conference (ISLJ)
Valparaiso University, USA
April 16 - 18, 2026
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: juveniliastudies.com/conferences/
October 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#CFP: "Youth Writers and Their Worlds"
Ninth International Society of Literary Juvenilia Conference (ISLJ)
Valparaiso University, USA
April 16 - 18, 2026
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: juveniliastudies.com/conferences/
Ninth International Society of Literary Juvenilia Conference (ISLJ)
Valparaiso University, USA
April 16 - 18, 2026
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Email: [email protected]
Website: juveniliastudies.com/conferences/