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Fandom Exile

Monia Ali

Anti-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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Welcome to Fandom Exile, your destination for anti-nostalgia fandom research and cultural criticism.

This is a continuation of my One Direction deep dive series, this time looking at the way the legend of Harry Styles was created.

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I’ve sat on this post for a few months now, because while the decline of Canadian media and televisions is close to my heart, it’s the kind of inside baseball talk that tends not to be of much interest to outsiders, even within Canada’s bor...

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The One Sided One Direction Feud

It’s been a busy year for One Direction fans already, with Zayn Malik performing in Vegas, teasing new music and finally announcing a tour, as well as Louis Tomlinson’s album rollout culminating in the release of his third full-length, How...

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The Real 'Heated Rivalry' Psychosis

Since Heated Rivalry took over online spaces and was amplified by trend-jackers across culture, there have been a lot of tongue-in-cheek and serious remarks about “Heated Rivalry psychosis” to refer to the way so many fans have gone all in...

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[Spoilers for both Queer as Folk US and Heated Rivalry herein.]

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