Mind the Tags

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily discuss the history of fanzines, their rise in popularity, and the changing landscape of zines during the age of the internet. Today's word of the day is "tropes!" Sources from today's ep: Trope definition on Fanlore History of Media Fanzines on Fanlore Zines and the Internet on Fanlore Star Trek Usenet Group A lien Romances Blog M eta: Profiting...

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Killabeez, creator of the K/S Fanfiction Archive. We talk about Killa's fanfiction journey and her love of Star Trek. Follow Killabeez on Bluesky here and on Dreamwidth here . Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

Fandom. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship fanfiction. Its continuing mission: to explore the love fans have for their favorite characters in media; to connect with other people who are also feral for their ships of choice; to boldly go where no fan has gone before! Join Kristin and Emily as they talk about the legacy of Star Trek in fanfiction, particularly the Kirk/Spock r...

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Alexandra Edwards, author of Before Fanfiction: Recovering the Literary History of American Media Fandom. We talk about Alexanda's fanfiction research and her own experience as a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan on The Bronze.  Check out Alexandra's book here ! Follow Alexandra on X here . Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song...

On the first full-length episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily dive into the origins and early history of fanfiction and showcase their first word of the day: "fandom!" Sources from today's ep:  Fanlore.org pages: Fandom Fanfiction The Three Generations of Fanfic Before Fanfiction by Alexandra Edwards "Fan Fiction Was Just as Sexual in the 1700s as It Is Today" by Shannon Chamberlain Thank y...