Hi, all! My name is Dani and I’m a rising sophomore, majoring in Communication Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies with a minor in ECL’s ‘CRaDL,’ Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Literacy. I am incredibly excited to learn about fanfic and deepen my understanding of fan culture in this class. I am also looking forward to getting to work with other classmates and share our interests and personal experiences with fan fiction. My first dive into fandom was in eighth grade with the MCU’s “Agents of Shield” as well as the dystopian YA series “The Maze Runner.” Since then, fandom has always been an integral part of my life, socially and personally, and has also impacted my academic interests! Some of my favorite or more recent fandoms are Sherlock, Star Trek, The Witcher, Stranger Things, It, Star Wars, LOTR/The Hobbit, She-Ra, Good Omens, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Shadowhunters, and many many more. I can’t wait for everything this class has in store