[Air-L] Participations: Latest issue out now!

[Judith Rosenbaum-Andre]

Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies has just released
its latest issue! This particular issue coves a wide array of issues and
questions: on top of its usual selection of articles focusing on
participatory audiences, this open-access journal features two themed
sections and a debate and response article.

In the first themed section, "Toxic fan practices",  a collection of 13
articled, including an extended foreword by Matt Hills, consider trolling
practices, the circulation of alt-right memes, the "puppygate" controversy,
heternormativity in Harry Potter fandom, and the pleasure of spoiling.

The second special themes includes four articles on documentary audiences,
featuring works on truth claims in a post-truth era, activism in action,
and a critical analysis of documentaries in VR environments.

Furthermore, this issue contains articles on cinema-going as practice, *Cinéma
Verité*,  social media and participatory television production, and the
Shanghai International Film Festival.

Including works from a variety of scholars from all around the world,
Participations has once again brought together diverse perspectives and
approaches into the study of media reception.

Check out the latest issue for free, right here:
http://www.participations.org/Volume%2015/Issue%201/contents.htm


-- 
Judith E. Rosenbaum, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication and Journalism
University of Maine
414 Dunn Hall
Orono, ME 04469

www.juditherosenbaum.com/
@JudithRBaum