Tag Archives: fandom

Canons and Fan Studies

***This post is written by Kimberley Chiu who analyses how fan fiction is changing artistic canons in relation to the Marvel and Star Wars expanded universes. Kimberley is on Twitter @kimberley_chiu. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission as … Continue reading

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Screening: ‘Our Hobby is Depeche Mode’ Jeremy Deller’s and Nicholas Abrahams’ 2007 documentary on Depeche Mode fans.

CityLIS are delighted to be able to show ‘Our Hobby is Depeche Mode’ 2007 on January 27th 2020, ELG02, 18.00-19.30. The screening will be followed by a panel led by current CityLIS student Melissa Ramos, who will be joined by … Continue reading

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Building Bridges: exploring interdisciplinary intersections between fandom, fan studies and library and information science.

Call for Presentations – all authors welcome! One day CityLIS symposium to explore the intersection between fandom, fan studies and library and information science. April 9th 2020 at City, University of London. Recently the fan studies community has become interested … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Matt Finch on his stint as @WeTheHumanities Curator

Today we welcome friend of #citylis, Matt Finch, who has written about his week curating the We the Humanities Twitter feed.  Each week a new scholar takes over the account to talk to the wider world about the Humanities in … Continue reading

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#citylis Student Perspectives: Red Like Roses: Active Engagement from Creators to Fandom in Social Media by Matt Hau

Student Perspectives is our series of guest posts written by current #citylis students. This post is by current #citylis student Matt Hau. — Fandoms. They’re everywhere nowadays aren’t there? Whether it’s the Whovians or Cumberpeople (I think, I don’t know … Continue reading

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