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Bringing Fanfiction Into the Classroom
Fic does something that my traditional English classes cannot: it places the power in the hands of the student.
Academia
Episodes
Episode 89: Rukmini Pande
The fan studies scholar discusses race, fandom, and her book Squee From the Margins.
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Episode 78: The Fan Studies Network
Elizabeth attends the 2018 FSN Conference and talks to founders Lucy Bennett and Tom Phillips.
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Episode 71: Lori Morimoto
The fan studies scholar on transcultural fandom, contact zones, and bridging the fan/academic divide.
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Episode 68: Stephanie Burt: Part 2
The poet (and X-fan) returns to discuss trans themes in fandom, publicly transitioning, and more.
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Episode 67: Stephanie Burt: Part 1
The poetry professor and critic talks about taste cultures, situating critical perspective, and more.
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Episode 37: Queer YA and Beyond
Scholar Emily Roach talks about queer YA literature and how it connects—and doesn’t connect—with fandom.
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Episode 7: The Dark Fantastic
English professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discusses her work on race and children’s literature.