New media and old institutions: 2
I’ve written about vidding quite a lot on this blog. It’s an artform that is getting steadily more attention: as one facet of the web’s enabling of grassroots, amateur filmmaking,…
Read moreSF and race part two
My last post was about science fiction fandom’s Cultural Appropriation Debate of Doom. Although there had been rather a lot of unfortunate remarks made, I felt justified in linking to…
Read moreDoing boys like they’re girls, and other (trans)gendered subjects: the queer subcultural politics of ‘genderfuck’ fan fiction
This is my paper from LA Queer Studies. Right now, it seems likely that it’s the last piece I’ll do on fan fiction for a while, although I would like…
Read moreTWC issue 2: call for papers
Now that we’ve put our first issue of Transformative Works and Cultures together, it’s time to start thinking about the second. The Spring 2009 issue will have a focus on…
Read moreTransformative Works and Cultures, Issue One!
I’m very excited to announce that Transformative Works and Cultures has just published its first issue. It’s been a lot of work, and far less for me than for the…
Read moreBlogging against racism: the power of activist intersectional geeks
It’s International Blog Against Racism Week, number three. I seem to see the event listed more widely every year it goes on, but I’m not sure whether that’s just because…
Read moreWisCon, fanacademia and internet drama
Last weekend I attended WisCon, a feminist science fiction convention with an academic track. Immediately after the convention I flew to London (after first flying back to LA, and yes,…
Read morePaper from Console-ing Passions
I just got back from Console-ing Passions in Santa Barbara, a wonderfully inspiring and exciting conference. This is the paper I presented. It connects a lot to the questions I…
Read moreold percolations on affect and fandom
I haven’t been the best of bloggers, have I? It’s so long since I posted, WordPress has changed its interface. The conference went very well, anyway. Tavia Nyong’o gave a…
Read moreVisual thinking
I’m a words person. I can’t remember that ever not being true. Not just a sentences person, a meanings person, a linguistic semiotics person, though all of those too, but…
Read more