Young Adult Media and Fandom

File

Ananya Sen

18/12/2020

Discussions on books, series and other media where young adults are considered as the targeted audience. Focuses on the examination of the interrelated role of consumer and content, specifically pertaining to topics like fandom, paricipation, and readership.

An Interview with Blossom Books: Understanding a Young Adult Readership Better

Interview

Ananya Sen

12/05/2021

Blossom Books is a Dutch independent publishing house specializing in young adult books. Myrthe Spiteri, the founder, gives a behind the scenes of what inspires the workings of a publishing house targeted to young readers.

Doctor Who: Is there a female Doctor just to lure in young fans? (Chris Chibnall)

Review

Ananya Sen

20/01/2021

10 minutes to read

This review of the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who discusses gender representation and its relation to fandom, and whether the move to cast a female Doctor was indeed a step in the right direction.

Geekerella and the Validation of Youth Fan Culture

Article

Ananya Sen

30/10/2020

12 minutes to read

Geekerella, a young adult novel, seeks to validate often stigmatized fan practices by showing how fan culture is responsible for the formation of identities and communities. It delves into what it means to be a teenage fan today.