Watch These Movies About Fandom Instead of “Comic-Con Episode IV”
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I’ve actually lost track, but I want to say that if I attend New York Comic Con this fall (which looks increasingly likely), this will be my sixth time, which happens to match the number of times I’ve...
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A Conversation with Linda Thai I actually can’t remember how I first met Linda Thai, although I’m guessing it was through her long-running Something Deeper blog about anime and manga. All I know is...
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A Conversation with Linda Thai Continued If you missed Part 1 of my talk with librarian and cosplayer Linda Thai, wherein we discussed issues of race, gender, and media production in terms of cosplay,...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need to Go to Comic-Con to Have Fan Literacies
Guest Post by Drew Emanuel Berkowitz [If you missed the initial two guest posts in this extraordinary series, there was one on the promises and challenges of introducing fanfiction into curriculum,...
View ArticleWatch These Movies About Fandom Instead of “Comic-Con Episode IV”
I thought I’d write this post to provide an answer to those who are always asking me, “Peter, what are your favorite movies about fandom?” Okay, so that’s not true. In fact, no one has ever asked me...
View ArticleTeaching Tips for Geek Gatherings
I’ve actually lost track, but I want to say that if I attend New York Comic Con this fall (which looks increasingly likely), this will be my sixth time, which happens to match the number of times I’ve...
View ArticleConfessions of a Cosplaying Librarian
A Conversation with Linda Thai I actually can’t remember how I first met Linda Thai, although I’m guessing it was through her long-running Something Deeper blog about anime and manga. All I know is...
View ArticleSomething to Consider on the Eve of Comic-Con: Cosplay and Critical Thinking
A Conversation with Linda Thai Continued If you missed Part 1 of my talk with librarian and cosplayer Linda Thai, wherein we discussed issues of race, gender, and media production in terms of cosplay,...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need to Go to Comic-Con to Have Fan Literacies
Guest Post by Drew Emanuel Berkowitz [If you missed the initial two guest posts in this extraordinary series, there was one on the promises and challenges of introducing fanfiction into curriculum,...
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