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Episode 183: Fandom and Religion

Episode 183: Fandom and Religion

Fansplaining · fansplaining

October 12, 20221h 11m

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Show Notes

In Episode 183, "Fandom and Religion," (one year into seminary) Flourish and (goes to church to sing songs) Elizabeth take a look at the way religion and fandom are discussed together: the surfacey comparisons, the more nuanced parallels, and the modes of thinking that shape fandom discourse. Topics discussed include the glut of simplistic articles comparing fannish and religious activities, the Jewish tradition of midrash, the implicit (and sometimes explicit) Christian themes in much of American pop culture, and Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.