In this episode I define what I mean when I go looking for historic examples of fandoms, and explain how I started this research a decade ago. With a shout out to the 'Sir Harry Page Collection of Victorian albums’, at Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections - who also supplied the image for this week.
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Introducing Historical Squee
Welcome to the podcast, exploring the what and why of tracing historical forms of fandom.
A show about the history of fandom and fan practices, from eighteenth-century celebrity, onwards. Hosted by Evan Hayles Gledhill, a professional nerd with a PhD in the Gothic.Theme Music provided by LevelUpMusicSolutions, from Pond5.
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