This blog post represents an initial reporting on the results of first wave of studies done for this project: This initial report was given at the Fan Studies Network – North America 2023 conference; the poster for which can be found at: https://prezi.com/p/edit/szivhpzzf9b_/ You can follow this blog or our research group’s Twitter account for…

For the fifty-second episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by friend and Ph.D. candidate Sarah Stanley to discuss one of the most important horror novels of all time: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The trio discuss the novel’s impact for over 200 years, as an early science fiction novel and in…

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 am so proud that it features our inaugural Student Showcase, highlighting great scholarship done by undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. These students present their original…

I am so excited to announce this opportunity to bring people who study professional wrestling together from around the world, virtually, taking advantage of modern technologies to advance this field.

This has been an amazing journey. In two years, we have gone from an idea to a website/blog to an association to a journal. Join us on this journey as we work to legitimize the study of professional wrestling as it continues to grow around the world.

Thanks to the Popular Culture Studies Journal, we now have a publication of professional wrestling studies! Via Special Edition for PCSJ on Pro Wrestling

Interested in professional wrestling studies? Join this burgeoning community at MPCA/ACA in the fall! via CFP MPCA 2018 Wrestling Studies