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The big business of stan culture
How old-school fandom lost out, and standom became the new profit doctrine
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Monia Ali
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No, fandom was not invented by slash fans.
The current dominance of slash/queer content makes it easy to reframe the past: let's not.
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The problem with fan studies
Are we entrenching stan culture instead of dissecting it?
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Monia Ali
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The reaction ecosystem
It goes beyond hot takes and rash tweets, nostalgia and tragedy porn is here for your viewing pleasure.
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Monia Ali
The myth of fan power
Considering the frequency of headlines praising fans and stans for their impact it may seem a strange time to put forth the argument that this impact is…
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Exiled Fan
Are we back? Here's a long conversation with reseacher/essayist Monia Ali about the nature of fandom, and it's a LOT.
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Cinéma vérité: True Crime antidotes
Dear Zachary & Into the Abyss & the ripples of tragedy.
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Narrative dissonance & Stephen Hawking
What Zayn Malik's return tells us about the plasticity of fan narratives
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Musings from an excommunicated stan. The consecration of fandom, and indoctrination of stans. Fandom psychology & corporate exploitation of fandom.

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