Mind the Tags
Welcome to Mind the Tags, where we talk about the history and evolution of fanfiction. Join Emily and Vee as they dive into a new fanfiction topic each episode and interview authors, researchers, journalists, and fans.
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Alexandra Edwards, author of Before Fanfiction: Recovering the Literary History of American Media Fandom. We talk about Alexanda's fanfiction research and her own experience as a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan on The Bronze.
Check out Alexandra's book here!
Follow Alexandra on X here.
Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
On the first full-length episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily dive into the origins and early history of fanfiction and showcase their first word of the day: "fandom!"
Sources from today's ep:
Fanlore.org pages:
Fandom
Fanfiction
The Three Generations of Fanfic
Before Fanfiction by Alexandra Edwards
"Fan Fiction Was Just as Sexual in the 1700s as It Is Today" by Shannon Chamberlain
Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.