Fandom Exile
Monia AliAnti-nostalgia in the form of cultural criticism. Investigating the (d)evolution of fan culture and communities, contextualizing the rise of stans, with focus on corporate strategy and group dynamics.
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Fandom as a Service
Fandom influencers is something I’ve covered in the past, particularly the rise of formally instrumentalized street teams in the 90s. This official process has diminished somewhat as the cultural landscape has shifted. Fans are still herded...
Gail (2026): More than a fan, less than a friend
“I don’t like the word fan. I don’t think that I’m like that, but yet I know that’s all I am.” — Gail
Gail (2026) is a documentary about a superfan of Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace (OLP), but even though it’s being advertised som...
Fangirl On Top
One of the things that has frustrated me about the discourse around women being drawn to gay male romance (colloquially known as slash, yaoi, BL, M/M ships) is how flat it is, and how it leaves perspectives on the table that become clearly...
Wattpad Refugees: Dead Dove, Do Not Eat
Arrested Development, 1x02 “Top Banana” - a term adopted by fandom as an extra warning, to emphasize that content labels and tags are accurate.
The discrepancy/difference between Wattpad users and AO3/old school fandom dwellers has always...
'Twilight' Widowers, 'Heated Rivalry' Divorcees and The Safety of Wanting What You Can Never Have
Welcome to Fandom Exile, your destination for anti-nostalgia fandom research and cultural criticism.
While I was scrolling on Twitter, I came across a video from Instagram that was being mocked and shared widely. It was a woman who...
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Fandom native and former stan, investigating the history and (d)evolution of fandom and the spread and impact of stan culture. Available for consultation, commentary & commissions.
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