The following is an excerpt from my book Fractured Fandoms: Contentious Communication in Fan Communities. To read all of the information, you will need to get the…… Read more “A Communication Toolbox for Communication Literacy”
PCSJ Vol 7 Is 2: Inaugural Student Showcase
I am happy to announce that the second issue I have edited is now live and free to anyone interested in popular culture studies. More importantly, I…… Read more “PCSJ Vol 7 Is 2: Inaugural Student Showcase”
Professional Wrestling Studies Opportunities
First, the Professional Wrestling Studies Association (PWSA) invites anyone interested in professional wrestling to attend their first annual online symposium, WrestlePosium I. This symposium will occur on…… Read more “Professional Wrestling Studies Opportunities”
When the Rebel Heart Met the Blackheart: Slash in Professional Wrestling
NOTE: This post was originally posted on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association blog and can now be found at this link. I’ve been working on this project…… Read more “When the Rebel Heart Met the Blackheart: Slash in Professional Wrestling”
New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast
For the fifty-fifth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by unofficial third co-host Joe Belfeuil to discuss the history and…… Read more “New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast”
Social Media Literacy and Ethical Leadership
Social Media and Leadership Power Social networks online and offline represent relationships between people, and people capitalize on such connections to perform tasks, from gathering information to…… Read more “Social Media Literacy and Ethical Leadership”
The Grinch and the War on Christmas
I really liked doing this episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast. I loved it because we got to talk about the secular nature of Christmas in…… Read more “The Grinch and the War on Christmas”
Call for Proposals: Mental Health and Fandom
Before the concretization of fan studies as an academic discipline, fans would routinely be labeled and treated as “fanatics” or people with excessive love for something or…… Read more “Call for Proposals: Mental Health and Fandom”
Trauma and Fractured Fandom
This blog post contains my presentation at MPCA/ACA 2019 from our panel on mental health and fandom. This presentation is the first step in a deeper analysis…… Read more “Trauma and Fractured Fandom”
Der Dibuk: An Early Judaic Take on Exorcism
Now it is time to watch one of the first exorcism movies, and one of the few Polish/Yiddish movies: Der Dibuk (1937). This is one of the…… Read more “Der Dibuk: An Early Judaic Take on Exorcism”
Indian Cinema Godfather
For the fifty-third episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by friend and Ph.D. candidate Anis Rahman to consider one of…… Read more “Indian Cinema Godfather”
