pt. 1. Defining fandom -- Fandom as pathology : the consequences of characterization / Joli Jenson -- The cultural economy of fandom / John Fiske -- Is there a fan in the house? : the affective sensibility of fandom / Lawrence Grossberg -- part 2. Fandom and gender -- Essays from Bitch : the women's rock newsletter with bite / Cheryl Cline -- Beatlemania : girls just want to have fun / Barbara Ehrenreich, Elizabeth Hess, Gloria Jacobs -- 'I'll be here with you' : fans, fantasy and the figure of Elvis / Stephen Hinerman -- 'Something more than love' : fan stories on film / Lisa A. Lewis -- part 3. Fans and industry -- Fans as tastemakers : Viewers for Quality Television / Sue Brower -- Television executives speak about fan letters to the networks / Robert Sabal -- part 4. Production by fans -- A glimpse of the fan factory / Fred and Judy Vermorel -- 'Strangers no more, we sing' : filking and the social construction of the science fiction fan community / Henry Jenkins.