Tanya Cook, PhD

Fandom Acts of Kindness: A Heroic Guide to Activism, Advocacy, and Doing Chaotic Good

Recent work:

Joseph, Cook, and Karakanias, 2024. "Are you watching The Godfather?" : Patriarchal Approaches to Fandom in Barbie.

Joseph and Cook, 2023. "Stormfront: Thunderous Warning," in Zubernis and Snyder (eds) Supes Ain't Always Heroes: Inside the Complex Characters and Twisted Psychology in The Boys.

Strong, M. T., Cook, T., Belet, L. A., & Calarco, P. (2023). Changing The World: How Comics and Graphic Novels Can Shift Teaching. Humanity & Society, 47(2), 245-257.

Solo Work:

Cook, T. (2021). 'It’s a gift... and a curse’: How COVID reframed our understanding of disability as an intersectional identity. Sociation, 21(1), 89-98.

Cook, T. N. (2020). ‘Polite, no chill’ for the win: How Emily Andras engaged fans and overcame problematic tropes in Wynonna Earp. Journal of Screenwriting, 11(3), 347-362.

Cook, T. N. (2019). ‘All dwarfs are bastards’: Game of Thrones as disability studies pedagogy. Journal of Fandom Studies, 7(1), 35-46.

Presentations 2024:

July 1-3: Celebrity Studies Conference, Amsterdam

July 10-12: Power of Prestige Conference, Oxford, UK

Conferences/Conventions 2024:

SDCC 2024, Panelist