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Journal of Fandom Studies 12.2-3 is out now!

Intellect is pleased to present Journal of Fandom Studies 12.2-3!

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Aims & Scope

Journal of Fandom Studies seeks to offer scholars a dedicated, peer-reviewed publication that promotes current scholarship into the fields of fan and audience studies across a variety of media. We focus on the critical exploration, within a wide range of disciplines and fan cultures, of issues surrounding production and consumption of popular media (including film, music, television, sports and gaming).

Issue 12.2-3

Articles

The joy of gaylor: Sexual identity in the Taylor Swift fandom

BRIAN DONOVAN

The Black Fandom Identification Social–Psychological Model: A framework for understanding Black fan formation and benefits

AISHA POWELL AND SARAH BREYFOGLE

‘Reset the counter, guys!’: A thematic analysis of fan discourse about female players on Dungeons & Dragons actual play web series

MELISSA L. ALLEN

The kids are alright? Generational distinction vs. ‘we-sense’ in an ageing music fandom

JUDITH MAY FATHALLAH

‘The Kids from Yesterday’: My Chemical Romance’s first When We Were Young festival performance and playing with ageing, outsider identities and nostalgia

RACHEL HUBBARD