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WELCOME TO DIGITAL WAVES’ SPECIAL DIGITAL CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY SERIES
What we're tracking this election season.
Renaissance Mindset
As we approach the December 1 premiere of Beyoncé’s Renaissance concert tour film, a group of Pop Culture Collaborative staff/Beyoncé fans reflect on…
Fandom Formation Double Issue: A Fandom Primer and Lessons From Real Housewives of Politics
Dive deep into pluralist fandom formation—a topic so full of hot info and insights that we had to divide it into two parts!
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Tracy Van Slyke
, 
Jeff Yang
, and 
Katie Bowers
Fan Organizing Lessons with The Real Housewives of Politics
We know the organizing power and potential of fandoms.
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Katie Bowers
Stitch This: Calling in A Digital Creator Strategy
THE BIG TAKEAWAY from Digital Waves Curator-in-Residence Lincoln Mondy: Spitfire Strategies surveyed 50 TikTok and YouTube creators interested in a…
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Lincoln Mondy
Insights from Field-Led Research: 8 Fan-Informed Storyscapes; Reparative Storytelling; Organizing TikTok Creators; and more.
In this issue, we spotlight research and analysis developed by pop culture narrative change field members that informs digital storytelling and…
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Evan Blaise Walsh
, 
Lincoln Mondy
, 
Jessica Clark
, and 
Tracy Van Slyke
How Can We Cultivate and Mobilize Powerful Video Game Communities?
Audiences for video games and the fans who livestream them are huge and growing. Hollywood has noticed, with high-profile adaptations. What will it take…
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Evan Blaise Walsh
Books Are Back, Baby!
Rather, books are more hyped than ever. Many point to TikTok, specifically the #BookTok community as the reason why. (Move over Oprah! Kidding!)
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Tracy Van Slyke
The Digital Waves We Surfed This Summer: AI, #Books, and The Kids Online Safety Act
It’s a link-a-palooza newsletter!
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Tracy Van Slyke
, 
Lincoln Mondy
, 
Evan Blaise Walsh
, and 
Jessica Clark
What can we glean from the Barbie moment?
The film’s massive marketing push has not only sapped the world’s supply of pink, but offered chances for online self-expression, activism, debate…and a…
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Jessica Clark
Queer Influencers Demand Digital Platform Reform
TL;DR: A public letter by GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) signed by 250 LGBTQ and ally actors, notables, and other leaders calls on Facebook…
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Evan Blaise Walsh
When Abusive Influencers Go Unchecked
BIG TAKEAWAY: Earlier this month, former fans of Colleen Ballinger—who portrays the wildly popular Internet character Miranda Sings—came forward with…
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