ACAFEN-L

Mailing List
Name:	ACAFEN-L
Date(s):	1994-?
Moderated:
Founder(s):	Patricia Gilliken
Type:	discussion
Fandom:	multifandom
Scope:	acafan perspectives on ethics and politics of fanwriting
URL:
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ACAFEN-L

From a comment by Henry Jenkins in Strange Bedfellows #5:

Speaking of academics and fans, I want to put in a plug here for Acafen-L, the new computer discussion list which is trying to build a better dialog between fans and academics -- or more to the point, provide a comfortable place for academic-fans to hang out together, talk about our double identities, and examine the ethics and politics of writing about fandom. The list started buzzing in the last few days. Too soon to know he many or what kinds of people we will attract. But, I think people in SBF would enjoy the discussion and we want to invite you all to join us. I have enclosed a flier at the end my apa. (I didn't make the flier, so don't think the quote from me is immodest.) I want make clear that our list is not women-only should that be an issue to any participants, one way or another.

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Acafen-L is off to a slow but interesting start. Lots of lurkers, few contributors. At writing, we seem to have started a discussion on defining slash and I will be putting in my two cents worth on that topic next trib. since my posting was as much inspired by re-reading all of those back issues of TNU and SBF as by anything on the net. We still encourage you to join, especially if you will participate. At writing, there is some chance I may be joining the slash-list. [Lynn C] has proposed me for membership, though I have not heard the outcome.