There has been major growth in fan studies (and even more in internet studies--a much larger field of study) in the last few years. It's been a while since I did searches, so I've been doing some, and here are the results.
Caveat #1: I haven't read all these. I won't read them all. I will find some that look relevant to my areas of interest and read them.
Caveat #2: Mostly peer-reviewed scholarship. Just as "art" does not mean "good" or "literature," "ditto," the same is true here.
Part I: Overview of Peer-Reviewed scholarship on Fan Studies March 6, 2011 search in Academic Search Review.
Part II: Overview of Peer-Reviewed Scholarship on Fan Studies.
Mostly MLA, mostly focusing on fan fiction and the vidding scholarship small as it currently is.
Part III: Overview of Peer-Reviewed Scholarship on Related Topics Social sciences databases, Internet Communities and Participatory Culture.
Note: these are not cross-posted on my LJ version since the documents are Too. Big.
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