This is the official blog of MCS - the Media and Cinema Studies Program in the College of Communication at DePaul University (Chicago, IL). Here you will find the latest updates from our faculty members about new research and publications, conference talks, sponsored events and more.You'll also find updates from current students and alumni (including career paths, publications and media events).

Wednesday 1 May 2019

DePaul hosts the Fan Studies Network North America 2019 Conference

The Media and Cinema Studies Program and the College of Communication will host the 2nd annual Fan Studies Network North America conference from October 24-26 2019 at the Loop campus. This conference will bring together scholars from around the world to present papers and participate in workshops on a wide range of fan-related subjects.

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DePaul hosted the inaugural conference in 2018, in which several MCS faculty members presented their research: Prof. Sam Close was a roundtable participant on fan studies and pedagogy; Prof. Paul Booth discussed fandom and the 2016 U.S. election; Prof. Blair presented on comics fandom and the 1940s comic book series entitled "All-Negro Comics."

For more information: https://fsn-northamerica.org/
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New book by Prof. Paul Booth

Prof. Paul Booth's new book, A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies has recently been published by Wiley-Blackwell.

               

Divided into five section - Histories, Genealogies, Methodologies; Fan Practices; Fandom and Cultural Studies; Digital Fandom; and The Future of Fan Studies - this book features over thirty essays from a range of international scholars on the past, present and future of the field of fan studies.

For more details, see Wiley-Blackwell: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/A+Companion+to+Media+Fandom+and+Fan+Studies-p-9781119237167
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