It's a Thing!

It's a Thing!

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It's a Thing! episodes

  • Episode 2: Rebecca Williams
    In this episode of "It's a Thing!" I talk with Dr. Rebecca Williams about theme parks, ontological security and fandom, the ineffable pull of fan tourism, and the state of media studies in the UK. And the Tree.
    37 min
  • Episode 1: Suzanne Scott & Lesley Willard
    In the inaugural episode of “It’s a Thing!”, I talk with Suzanne Scott about cosplay, embodied fandom, and bringing Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer into the fan studies fold. I also talk with Lesley Willard about Tumblr, fan labor, working behind-the-scenes of academic conferences, and mentor/mentee relationships in fandom and academia.
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  • It’s a Thing! The Trailer!
    Transcript Lori Morimoto: Hi and welcome to “It’s a Thing!”, the podcast where we talk about fan studies and how it’s a thing.  [music] LM: It’s a thing is the result of enthusiastic response to a tweet I made a couple of months ago, wherein I said I wanted to start a fan studies podcast. […]
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About It's a Thing!

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"It's a Thing!" is a podcast that introduces new and historically significant work in the field of fan studies to all comers interested in learning more about what we do. It features accessible interviews with established and up-and-coming fan studies scholars, as well as fan studies-adjacent journalists, critics, writers, and fans, all with the purpose of demonstrating that fan studies is indeed a thing.