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Episode 22B: Race and Fandom: Part 1

Flourish and Elizabeth follow up on the last episode’s questions about the impact of racism in the Star Wars fandom—and how it’s a microcosm of fandom at large. They interview Rukmini Pande and @clio-jlh, and they hear clips from Holly Quinn, Shadowkeeper, and PJ Punla. Topics covered include the historical presence of fans of color, space nazis, femslash and its discontents, and the Filipino perspective on the whiteness of media. 

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We just posted Episode 89, “Rukmini Pande,” to our Patreon patrons — and it’s a GREAT one. Here’s a summary: “In Episode 89, Elizabeth and Flourish welcome back Dr. Rukmini Pande, a fan studies scholar whose new book, Squee From the Margins, explores...

We just posted Episode 89, “Rukmini Pande,” to our Patreon patrons — and it’s a GREAT one. Here’s a summary:

In Episode 89, Elizabeth and Flourish welcome back Dr. Rukmini Pande, a fan studies scholar whose new book, Squee From the Margins, explores race in both the field as well as fandom at large. Topics discussed include defining the boundaries of “fandom,” how queerness and gender structure fan studies while race typically does not, closed vs open digital platforms, how fandom discussions of racism are often relegated to “crisis points,” and more.

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Episode 29: Shipping and Activism

Flourish and Elizabeth talk to fan studies scholars Rukmini Pande and Dr. Lori Morimoto about what happens when peoples’ ships become emblems of political positions. The conversation covers the history of shipping-as-politics, the changing nature of the fan/creator divide, and the intersections of race and queerness. They also discuss a listener’s response to episode 27, “Fanart Insights,” and debate the monetization of fanworks.

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In “Race and Fandom Part 1,” Flourish and Elizabeth follow up on the last episode’s questions about the impact of racism in the Star Wars fandom—and how it’s a microcosm of fandom at large. They interview Rukmini Pande and Clio, and they hear clips from Holly Quinn, Shadowkeeper, and PJ Punla. Topics covered include the historical presence of fans of color, space nazis, femslash and its discontents, and the Filipino perspective on the whiteness of media.

(And go check out the show notes!)

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Get excited!!! 🎉 Part 2 coming today!! 🎉  Featuring Roz, Jeffrey Lyles, Traci-Anne Canada, @stitchomancy / @stitchmediamix, and @zvilikestv!

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I don’t think shipping is activism. I think shipping can be very very meaningful, and I think shipping can be incredibly important to push for representation, but once it becomes conflated, I think that is when both aspects of actual conversations about the importance of representation and what that means get mixed up in highly individual and subjective interactions.
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Episode 71: Lori Morimoto

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Episode 100: The More You Know In Episode 100, “The More You Know,” Elizabeth and Flourish celebrate the ways they’ve learned and grown in the past four years of Fansplaining, reflecting on key areas where they’ve changed their frameworks—and their...

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In Episode 100, “The More You Know,” Elizabeth and Flourish celebrate the ways they’ve learned and grown in the past four years of Fansplaining, reflecting on key areas where they’ve changed their frameworks—and their minds. Topics covered include lurkers, the realities of TV production, racism in fandom, and our old friend, capitalism. Here’s to a hundred more!

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ktupsidedown: “ teaberryblue: “ fansplaining: “ helshades: “ thisisevenharderthannamingablog: “ fansplaining: “ Where do you belong on our super-scientific fandom matrix? Put yourself on there! ” I have a love-hate relationship with fandom. ” Peas in...
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Where do you belong on our super-scientific fandom matrix? Put yourself on there! 

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I have a love-hate relationship with fandom.

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Peas in a pod, dearie, peas in a pod.

Till the day I die for the third or fourth time—probably mauled by an angry mob of fans—I shall stand firm by the idea that canon and fandom are not actually incompatible. Only at times it gets a little hard to believe. Team #author!author!

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MORE CANON LOVERS.

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Heavily into communal fandom spaces, creation, and collaboration, big into individual creation of canon adaptation, but not so keen on a lot of ubiquitous fanon, bigger on fan creation as a dialogue with the original work.

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Tend to be somewhere in the middle of canon and fanon, taking bits and pieces as I please. Very familiar with both and just pick and choose from there, because I know canon well but think ridiculous fanon things are fun to play with.

I do some collaboration but I’m really selective and not very outgoing, so I verge more toward solitary experiences. I’d rather be happy in the dumpster by myself than open the lid and have to hear other people calling me trash basically.

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I think we’ve hit every quadrant! There’s such a fascinating variety in these answers—please keep them coming!

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