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Fan Studies and True Crime in the New Media Environment: A New Academic Network

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    Description

    Description

    True Crime is an embryonic subfield of fandom studies which informed a keynote panel at Fan Studies Network North America 2024. There is interest and appetite amongst a subfield of fan scholars to take forward this work. This inaugural event will establish the network and make first steps towards a research agenda, including such questions as:

    What developing forms of engagement do we see around fan studies and true crime?
    How do these forms of engagement relate to either the digital or the post-digital?
    What forms of fandom around true crime are considered culturally legitimate, and which pathologized, and why?
    Can fandom around true crime be economically incorporated by the media and/or heritage and tourism industries, as other forms of fandom have? With what ethical and economic implications?
    Period8 May 2025
    Event typeWorkshop
    LocationCoventry, United KingdomShow on map
    Degree of RecognitionNational