In this episode of "It's a Thing!" I'm talking with Dr. Alfred L. Martin, an assistant professor at the University of Iowa. We talk about ballet fandom, Tyler Perry, and cultures of race in fandoms and fan studies.

Episode 7: Lori Morimoto

"It's a Thing!" is a podcast that introduces new and historically significant work in the field of fan studies to all comers interested in learning more about what we do. It features accessible interviews with established and up-and-coming fan studies scholars, as well as fan studies-adjacent journalists, critics, writers, and fans, all with the purpose of demonstrating that fan studies is indeed a thing.