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“The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom: Essays on the Intersection of Religion and Pop Culture” now available

May 9th, 2019 | Posted in fandom, fantasy, pop culture, sacred, science fiction

The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom: Essays on the Intersection of Religion and Pop Culture (McFarland, 2019). This is another work of mine that was recently completed.  I am especially thankful for my co-editors who came on at my invitation to help finish the volume once an urgent personal issue upended my writing and editing schedule. […]

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Doug Cowan on “Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture”

May 9th, 2019 | Posted in Douglas Cowan, fandom, fantasy, religion

Doug Cowan, a frequent guest at TheoFantastique, returns to discuss his book Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture (University of California Press, 2019). Enjoy the interview, and pick up a copy of this great book.

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Book Cover for my forthcoming volume “The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom”

November 8th, 2018 | Posted in fan cultures, fandom, fantasy, religion, sacred, science fiction

The cover design for one of the book projects I’ve been working on for a while. My thanks to the best book cover designers UK has, and my co-editors who came on board when the needs of the book and my life circumstances at the time meant I needed a lot of help to get […]

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Call for Submissions for an anthology volume: Fantastic Fan Cultures and the Sacred

July 19th, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, fan cultures, fandom, religion, sacred

Call for Submissions for an anthology volume: Fantastic Fan Cultures and the Sacred They ways in which people pursue religion has changed in America and the West. Traditional, institutional religions are in decline, and even among those who claim “None” as their identity, an individualized spirituality of seeking is growing in popularity. As a part […]

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Adam Savage TED Talk: My Love Letter to Cosplay

July 16th, 2016 | Posted in Comic Con, cosplay, fan cultures, fandom
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Paramount Copyright Battle: Legal Issues or Fan Fiction Surpasses Studio Efforts?

April 23rd, 2016 | Posted in fan cultures, fandom, geek cultures, Star Trek

Fan cultures have existed for decades and have produced their own versions and variations of expression as they drew upon pre-existing genre fiction elements. Star Trek is perhaps one of the best examples of this. Fan fiction production went on without the concern of the entities that owned the material. It was largely seen as […]

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Fandom and Religion Conference at University of Leicester

August 5th, 2014 | Posted in conference, fan cultures, geek cultures, religion

Fandom and Religion: An international, inter-disciplinary conference University of Leicester (UK) · 28th – 30th July 2015 A conference exploring interactions between religion and popular culture. How does fandom work? Has fandom replaced or become a form of religion? This event will provide opportunity for participants to explore these and other questions about popular culture […]

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Paul Davids: Sci-Fi Boys and the Pied Pipers of the Imagination

April 25th, 2008 | Posted in fantasy, Forrest J. Ackerman, Paul Davids, Ray Harryhausen, Sci-Fi Boys, science fiction

A while ago I was channel surfing and came across a late night showing of a great documentary film called The Sci-Fi Boys. I have commented on this film previously, which documents the tremendous influence of the films of Ray Harryhausen and the publishing work of Forrest J. Ackerman on several generations of young people. […]

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