“No” is a Whole Sentence

I realized that I didn't do a whole lot to shout about the collection of essays I edited on Blackness & comedy. But I'm happy this collection has finally seen the light of day & that I got to work with friends creating it. Grab your copy from @iupress! iupress.org/9780253068880/…

Are you a fan of the 1978 film THE WIZ? I would LOVE to chat with you about your fandom for a book on THE WIZ. You only need to be 18 years old or older and love the film. DMs open and please share.

@nochase @big_business_ Has Kenny Rogers taught us NOTHING?!?!?

@big_business_ You got to know when to fold 'em

Omar Gooding just responded to Cam’ron

@dr_kunda_kentay If you're going to SCMS, maybe that will recharge your battery. It often wears me out, but does, indeed, recharge my battery.

I'M BURNT OUT!!!!! HELP ME

It includes 3 short symposium essays on Black fandom and the oppositional gaze, labor, and love. All the work is open-access & available at the link below. Thanks to TWC editors @melstanfill & @TaoOfPoe for inviting Matt & me to edit this issue.

It also features a roundtable conversation about the ongoing impact & importance of @rawreader seminal essay on Black fandom with me,@FaitheDay, Aymar Jean Christian, Andre Carrington, & Sascha Buchanan. journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/…

The special issue of @TWC_Comms “Centering Blackness in Fan Studies” I co-edited with Matt Griffin is out now! It features four original essays on Black fandom and K-pop, horror podcasting, the Hillman bookstore, and Scandal. journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/…

I'm going to be giving Blue Sky another shot. Find me on there alfredmartin.bsky.social

Basically my whole life has been leading up to this moment!

Reminder! We look forward to our first Comedy and Humor SIG event of the year this Friday, Oct 25th, at 1 PM EST, we will host the writing team of Rolling: Blackness and Mediated Comedy @AlfredLMartin to discuss their recent publication. Check your email for the Zoom link!

@Jenicaro009 April 2025

@AlfredLMartin Gorgeous work and cover <3 When will this be out? I have students who have been waiting for this!!!!!

I think I’m in love! ❤️

@MzYummyDread April 2025

@JenMHessler @NYUpress Ha! No I’m not going to be on this cover. 🤣🤣

No official cover yet (still tweaking it), but my next book from @NYUpress is coming soon. FANDOM FOR US, BY US will debut as I’m celebrating my 50th birthday in April. I’m open to getting “flewed out” to do talks April 2025 & AY 2025-26). nyupress.org/9781479824908/…

One of the best pieces of academic job market advice I ever received was essentially this: yeah, your work is interdisciplinary. You COULD apply to jobs in Black Studies or Women’s and Gender Studies. And it’s all fun and games: until you gotta teach them intro classes.

@SPBPHD People just be putting out any old cold take…

I’m not seeing in this what would threaten Beyonce 😬

@sodapopandpunk It do.

This is PERFECTION for the introduction to the next book I’m finna start writing!

@YNB @SoGoodWeNamedlt Hit dogs STAY hollering….

@ttarahaynes I was 2nd choice for an academic job once & a friend was like: I wouldn’t take it. You were their 2nd choice. While I didn’t take it, it wasn’t bc I was the second choice. It was bc I didn’t want to move abroad during Covid.