Being a fan helps people to discover their identities, find friends, develop a sense of belonging, express themselves creatively, and act as powerful creators a

Fandom has been celebrated both as a harmonious, tolerant space and as apolitical and detached from reality. Yet fandom is neither harmonious nor apolitical. Th

This book considers the practices and techniques fans utilize to interact with different aspects and elements of food cultures. With attention to food cultures

This book follows the ways in which women negotiate and navigate between their feminist identities and their belonging to science fiction fandoms that at times

Explains why audiences dislike certain media and what happens when they do The study and discussion of media is replete with talk of fans, loves, stans, likes,