The Book of Esther as Fan Fiction (opens in new tab)

Fan studies attracts scholars from a lot of different disciplines: media and film studies, literary study, anthropology, performance studies, classical studies, business, and even marketing. Another discipline that is usefully engaged with fan studies is religious studies: works include Rachel Barenblat’s “Fan fiction and midrash: Making meaning,” “Star Trek Fandom as a Religious Phenomenon,” by Michael Jindra, and the collection The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom: Essays on the Intersection of R...