I know I normally use this account to post about research-y things, and I do actually have things to post about that! But this post is about the students in my fandom class, because they are hi-larious ( Read more... )

I just. WHAT.

Some of you no doubt remember what happened last year: One of my students tweeted Orlando Jones, he responded, epic hilarity ensued.

This year, I put readings by and about Mr. Jones on the syllabus: A Daily Dot piece from last fall about his interest in fic, an essay he wrote for HuffPo, and of course the Tumblr posts referenced ( Read more... )

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So I was wandering around Tumblr avoiding the essay I'm supposed to be finishing, as one does, and I happened upon a photo of the required readings for a class. And then I said, Hey, that's my classFourth wall, we hardly knew ye ( Read more... )

I try to keep this journal focused on research-related stuff rather than teaching stories, but I think that once you read this story you will see why I am making an exception.

So last week in Fan Cultures & Fan Creativity we were talking about representations of fandom-we had groups looking at posts from
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This blog is mostly for nattering on about research-related topics, but in this case... well, there's a connection, as you'll see.

I opened the campus paper this morning to read the annual Valentine's Day LoveLines feature, and found this:

Tisha
You really are my biggest fan, and your students appreciate it. <3
Joss Whedon
Best. LoveLine. Ever. It ( Read more... )