SALON: The Practice and Politics of Theme Park Fandoms

This salon addresses the pleasures and politics of theme parks fans in the current moment, when closures related to COVID-19 and widespread protests against racism have fundamentally refigured the practices and politics of those fandoms. In the past several months, theme parks around the world have been forced to close due to the pandemic, while they have also found themselves the focus of political debates linked to the enforcing of wearing masks on-site and, in Disney’s case, representation and the Black Lives Matter movement. These developments have had an enormous impact upon fans who have often been ignored or maligned and misunderstood.

Participants: Kyle Meikle (University of Baltimore), Rebecca Williams (University of South Wales), Jess Gibson (York University), Sabrina Mittermeier, Carter Moulton )Northwestern University), Tom Robson (Millikin University) (moderator: Paul Booth)

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