Posts in Guest Post
OTW Guest Post: Camilo Díaz Pino
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Camilo Díaz Pino is an Associate Professor of Communication and Media at West Chester University. His research covers cross-cultural media circulation, transnational media fandoms, cultures of production, animation, and kids’ media, and the integration of popular media in social movements. His current book project focuses on the history and influence of Japanese comics and animation in Latin American culture. Today,… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Meihua Lu
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Meihua Lu is a Ph.D. candidate in Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney who is working on her doctoral thesis focused on Chinese digital feminism in relation to men and masculinities. Her research interests center on feminist movement, feminist theories, critical masculinity studies, affect and emotion, as well as fandom and popular culture. Today, Meihua talks about… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Syd Gonzalez
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Syd González is a PhD Candidate in Northwestern University’s Department of Anthropology, who studies material embodiments of masculinity as methods of joy and resistance in Latinx Houston, Texas. They are the co-host of a fandom-meets-anthropology podcast called The Fanthropologists. Today, Syd talks about their recently published an article in Anthropology News. How did you first find out about fandom and… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Agata Ewa Wrochna
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Agata Ewa Wrochna (she/her) is a Lecturer in Communication Studies at Wenzhou-Kean University. She has a wide range of academic interests within media and communications, which include topics of celebrity, authenticity and identity (trans)formation in visual media, in particular those present in East and Southeast Asia. Her latest publication explores online fandoms of Chinese queer visual media. Today, Dr. Wrochna… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Tanisha Rao
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Tanisha Rao is a London-based published poet, fanfic writer, and social researcher with a recent MA in Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London, who loves reading and talking about DIY, urban sociology, nonfiction essays, social connection, zine-culture, artistic forms of political organising and creative participatory methods on the internet. Most recently, she gave a lecture at her alma mater,… Read more