Dr. Jinyging Li

Author of Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai (2024) from the University of Minnesota Press, Dr. Jinying Li joins FSNNA this year leading a panel that will explore diversity, discrepancy, and discontent in knowledge cultures.

Dr. Li is joined in conversation by three other amazing scholars—

• Dr. Xiqing Zheng (associate professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
• Dr. Shiqi Lin (assistant professor, University of Rochester)
• Nia Ramsey (PhD student, Brown University)

Please join us for this exciting and important conversation on Thursday, October 22 at 10am ET!

Dr. Divya Garg

Author of Decolonizing Media Fandom: Disability, Race, and Marvel Superhero Fans (2026) from the University of Iowa Press, Dr. Divya Garg joins FSNNA this year leading a panel that seeks to problematize dominant political structures and ask what transformation means for fandom today.

Dr. Garg is joined in conversation by these amazing scholars—

• Dr. Rukmini Pande (associate professor, OP Jindal Global University)
• Dr. Xiaofei Yang (associate professor, Jinan University)
• Katherine Anderson Howell (independent scholar)

Please join us for this exciting and important conversation on Friday, October 23 at 10am ET!

Dr. Suzanne Black

Author of Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction (2026) from Louisiana State University Press, Dr. Suzanne Black joins FSNNA this year leading a roundtable that will explore how disciplinary and methododological boundaries have shaped #FanStudies.

Dr. Black is joined in conversation by these amazing scholars—

• Dr. Naomi Jacobs (lecturer, Lancaster University)
• Dean Leetal (graduate student, Ben-Gurion University)
• Julia Newgarten (PhD candidate, Radboud University)

Please join us for this exciting and important conversation on Saturday, October 24 at 11:30am ET!