a reintroduction for new followers
I am sbooks! I post about book history and fanfiction in all their overlapping and distinct facets. I wrote my MA dissertation, which I recently made available to read via Google Drive, on why fanfiction is a key and understudied area of book history. The centralized locale for all of my lukewarm takes is my research masterpost.
I also reblog things related to libraries, library access, library history, and anti-racism and decolonization of heritage institutions.
I go through Tumblr ruts where I will reblog a lot of memes about fandom and fanfiction in general, especially memes that are about lavishing fic writers and fan products with praise, because
the memes are important and true,
fan producers and affirmation are the backbone of fandom culture, and
sometimes I struggle to come up with and write down my ideas.
basically: I’m a full-time MLS student and I have a part-time job, so the blog is buttressed by memes. Thanks for being patient as I put out original thoughts (though I would and have argued that nothing is really original and that’s a good thing...)
recently, for some reason, I’ve also reblogged some megamind content. I think megamind is an excellent case study of a lot of fic and media tropes, so it fits with the general vibes of the blog. I usually add commentary about how specific media serves as good case studies for fan & book history studies whenever I do reblog fandom-specific content. otherwise, the fandom here is fandom.