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 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Killabeez, creator of the K/S Fanfiction Archive. We talk about Killa's fanfiction journey and her love of Star Trek.
Follow Killabeez on Bluesky here and on Dreamwidth here.
Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Fandom. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship fanfiction. Its continuing mission: to explore the love fans have for their favorite characters in media; to connect with other people who are also feral for their ships of choice; to boldly go where no fan has gone before! Join Kristin and Emily as they talk about the legacy of Star Trek in fanfiction, particularly the Kirk/Spock relationship and its influence on "slash" writing. Today's word of the day is "fanfiction!"
Sources from today's ep:
StarTrek.com article
History of K/S on Fanlore
MarySue article about K/S
Polygon article about Star Trek fanfiction
Fansplaining podcast about slash
Jill Bearup video about K/S
Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.
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.