Lena Barkin

Lena Barkin is an independent fan studies scholar and culture writer. Her current projects include her newsletter The Fanthropologist and local film programming. You can also find her talking about media and knitting on instagram and Bluesky.

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Features

The War That Almost Broke a Classic Fandom

Blake’s 7 fans and actors mixed regularly at cons and on the pages of zines—until an anonymous letter changed everything.