The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom brings together an internationally and interdisciplinarily diverse group of established scholars to reflect on the state of fan studies and to point to new research directions.

Section One: Methods and EthicsSection Introduction The Ethics of Studying Online FandomKristina Busse Always-On Fandom, Waiting, and Bingeing: Psychoanalysis as an Engagement with Fans’ "Infra-ordinary" Experiences Matt Hills Archaeologies of Fandom: Using Historical Methods to Explore Fan Cultures of the PastKathy Fuller-Seeley Surveying Fandom: The Ethics, Design and Use of Surveys in Fan StudiesLucy Bennett Approaches to Understanding Identity: Gamers, Fans, and Research MethodsLibby Hemphill, Carly A. Kocurek, and Xi Rao Vidding and/as PedagogyKatherine E. Morrissey Fannish Identities and Scholarly Responsibilities: A ConversationWill Brooker, Mark Duffett, and Karen Hellekson Section Two: Technologies and Practices Section Introduction The Fan Fiction Gold Rush, Generational Turnover, and the Battle for Fandom’s SoulMel Stanfill Tumblr Fan AestheticsLouisa Stein Fan Tourism and Pilgrimage Rebecca Williams Fan Curators and Gateways into FandomDerek Kompare From Model Building to 3D Printing: Star Trek and Build Code Across the Analog/Digital DivideBob Rehak "We’re not There": Fans, Fan Studies and the Participatory ContinuumRhiannon Bury "You’re Terrible, Don’t Ever Change!": How Identity, Rule Following, and Research Roadblocks Lend Meaning to Ambivalent Fan EngagementWhitney Phillips Music Fandom in the Digital Age: A ConversationNancy Baym, Daniel Cavicchi, and Norma Coates Section Three: Identities Section Introduction The Queer Politics of Femslash Julie Levin Russo (Un)covering Masculinities in Cover Song VideosFrederik Dhaenens "He’s a Real Man’s Man": Pro Wrestling and Negotiations of Contemporary MasculinitySam Ford Everyday Costume: Feminized Fandom, Retail, and Beauty CultureElizabeth Affuso The Invasion of Loki’s Army? Understanding Comic Culture’s Increasing Awareness of Female FansMatthew A. Cicci Accessing Fan Cultures: Disability, Digital Media, and DreamwidthElizabeth Ellcessor Class, Capital and Collecting in Media FandomLincoln Geraghty "Just to Pique Them". Takings Sides, Social identity and Sport AudiencesVivi Theodoropoulou Vidding and Identity: A ConversationFrancesca Coppa, Alexis Lothian, and Tisha Turk Section Four: Race and Transcultural Fandom Section Introduction The Invisible Bag of Holding: Whiteness and Media FandomBenjamin Woo (Black Female) Fans Strike Back: The Emergence of the Iris West Defense SquadKristen J. Warner Filipinos’ Forced Fandom of U.S. Media: Protests against The Daily Show and Desperate Housewives as Bids for Cultural CitizenshipAbigail De Kosnik Charting Latinx FandomJillian M. Báez Transnational Media Fan StudiesLori Morimoto Exploring Local Fandom: Celebrities’ Fans in the Global-Local NexusHilde Van den Bulck Advancing Transcultural Fandom: A ConversationBertha Chin, Aswin Punathambekar, and Sangita Shresthova Section Five: Industry Section Introduction The Bigger Picture: Drawing Intersections Between Comics, Fan, and Industry StudiesAlisa Perren and Laura Felschow Conspicuous Convention: Industry Interpellation and Fan Consumption at San Diego Comic-ConAnne Gilbert Fans and MerchandiseAvi Santo Fannish Affect, "Quality" Fandom, and Transmedia Storytelling CampaignsMelanie Kohnen "Are you ready for this?" "I don’t know if there’s a choice.": Cult reboots, The X-Files Revival, and Fannish ExpectationsBethan Jones Platform FandomJeremy Wade Morris Industry/Fan Relations: A ConversationIvan Askwith, Britta Lundin, and Aja Romano Section Six: Futures of Fan Studies Section Introduction Negotiating Fandom: The Politics of RacebendingHenry Jenkins Fantagonism, Franchising, and Industrial Management of Fan PrivilegeDerek Johnson41. Aging, Fans, and Fandom Lee Harrington and Denise Bielby42. Class "Then" and Class ‘Now’ in Hotel CeriseJohn Tulloch 43. Board Gamers as Fans Paul Booth 44. Futures of Fan Studies: A ConversationMelissa A. Click, Jonathan Gray, Jason Mittell, and Suzanne Scott