People

Dr Naomi Jacobs
Lecturer in Design Policy and Futures Thinking
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

Research interests: Fan studies methodologies, design for digital public spaces, digital platforms and communities, live streaming in fandom, ethics of new technologies

Dr Eva Cheuk-Yin Li
Lecturer in Media & Cultural Studies
Department of Sociology

Research interests: Queer Fandom, East and Southeast Asian Popular Culture, Transcultural Fandom, Geopolitics and Media

Dr Judith Fathallah 
Research and Outreach Associate
Organisation Work and Technology

Research interests: Digital and New Media, Fan Studies, User-Generated Content, Subcultures, and User-Industry Convergence

 Dr Vincent Gaine

Senior Teaching Associate in Media Studies
Department of Sociology
 
Research interests: Film, Television, Liminality, Representation, Globalisation, Identity politics, Genre,  Gender, Race, Class
 

Sarah Lees
PhD Student & Associate Lecturer
Department of Sociology

Research interests: Fan Production, Queerness, Identity and Video Games

Meg Ritchie

Meg Ritchie
PhD Student 
Department of Sociology

Research interests: Queer Video Game Studies, Asexualities, Post-Apocalyptic Game Environments