Below are the entries of the second edition of The Phoenix Papers, Vol. 1, No. 2. We are proud to offer our publication to the world as a free, online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal of fandom and neomedia studies. We invite responses in Letter to the Editor format, articles and reviews, and also participation as submission readers. For information on this and more, please use our Contact Us page. We are currently accepting contributions for future editions to be published in October 2013 and January 2014.
Frontispiece, Letter from the Editor, and Mission & Vision Statements
What Is Intellectual Property by Melissa Lum
Draw a Circle An Examination of World Englishes in the Hetalia Fandom by Chelsea Murdock
An Introduction to What Muslim Manga Is and Does by Hamed Nouri
Cultural Memory as Fandom Ideology in a Remediated World by Poe Johnson
Beyond the H8R Theorizing the Anti-Fan by Kimberly Springer
Who You Want to Be Video Games as Identity-Reflexive Texts by James Bales
The Woman Who Never Was Social Control and Fan Power in Early Kabuki Theatre by Darren-Jon Ashmore
Cosplay A Transnational Fan Community by Karen Heinrich
For Love and Money Professionalism and Community in Anime and Manga Artists Alleys by Jennifer Fu
The Green Priestess of the Cosmic Computer Star Trek and the Aesthetics of Camp by Lauren Levitt
Alternate Universe Fan Videos and the Reinterpretation of the Media Source by Natacha Guyot
Closing Note by Jonathan Davis