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Aba daba do
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| Name: | Aba daba do |
| Alias(es): | Abby Kirby |
| Type: | fanwriter, cosplayer, academic |
| Fandoms: | Gravity Falls, Psych, others |
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Abby Kirby (aba_daba_do) is a fan studies scholar and educator from Illinois. They hold an M.A. from DePaul University in Communications in Media and Cinema Studies. They write meta about both fandom community dynamics and analyses of specific fandoms. They're also a fanfiction writer and cosplayer.
Publications
- Kirby, A. (2021). The fan/producer duality in microfandoms: Examinations of collaboration, creativity, and capital.
- Kirby, A. (2022). Examining Collaborative Fanfiction: New Practices in Hyperdiegesis and Poaching. Humanities, 11(4), 87.
- Kirby, A. (2021). "Five Tips for Teaching Fanfiction In Your Classroom". The Daily Fandom. https://thedailyfandom.org/author/c4c394bc2b1bfa48/
- Kirby, A. (2021). "How 'Gravity Falls' (2012-2016) Perfected The Art Of Audience Participation". The Daily Fandom. https://thedailyfandom.org/gravity-falls-perfected-audience-participation/
- Kirby, A. (2022). "The Reality Of Fake Fandoms-- An Analysis Of 'Unreal' Media Fans". The Daily Fandom. https://thedailyfandom.org/the-reality-of-fake-fandoms/
- Kirby, A. (2024). "Fandom: A Contemporary Mythos". The Daily Fandom. https://thedailyfandom.org/fandom-contemporary-mythos-mythology/
- Kirby, A. (2024) "'I've Heard It Both Ways': How 'Psych' (2006-2014) Demonstrates Duality in Television". The Daily Fandom. https://thedailyfandom.org/heard-it-both-ways-psych-duality-in-television/