You are the hero of our generation.
Here are some places and ideas to start getting involved.
The Harry Potter Alliance
The Harry Potter Alliance's Tumblr
Project for Awesome
Nerdfighters on YouTube
Odds In Our Favor
Fight World Suck
John Green's Tumblr
Hank Green's Tumblr
Vlogbrothers
Fandoms on Tumblr
The Harry Potter Alliance's Tumblr
Project for Awesome
Nerdfighters on YouTube
Odds In Our Favor
Fight World Suck
John Green's Tumblr
Hank Green's Tumblr
Vlogbrothers
Fandoms on Tumblr
Here are some academic resources on fandoms, fan activism, and youth resistance. Many of these resources either supported or provided material for this website.
Bennett, L. (2012). Fan activism for social mobilization: A critical review of the literature. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/346/277
Brough, M. M. & Shresthova, S. Fandom meets activism: Rethinking civic and political participation. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/303/265
Hillman, S., Procyk, J., & Neustaedter, C. ‘alksjdf;;lksfd’: Tumblr and the fandom user experience (2014). School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/6790267/alksjdf_lksfd_Tumblr_and_the_Fandom_User_Experience
Jenkins, H. (2012) "Cultural acupuncture": Fan activism and the Harry Potter Alliance. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/305/259
Jenkins, H. & Shresthova, S. (2012) Up, up, and away! The power and potential of fan activism. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/435/305
Kliger-Vilenchik, N. “Decreasing world suck”: Fan communities, mechanisms of translation, and participatory politics. Retrieved from http://dmlhub.net/publications/decreasing-world-suck-fan-communities-mechanisms-translation-and-participatory-politics
Kliger-Vilenchik, N., McVeigh-Schultz, J., & Weitbrecht, C. (2012) Experiencing fan activism: Understanding the power of fan activist organizations through members' narratives. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/322/273
Lesko, N. (2012) Act your age: A cultural construction of adolescence. New York, NY: Routledge.
Talburt, S. & Lesko, N. (2012) Keywords in youth studies: Tracing affects, movements, knowledges. New York, NY: Routledge
Tuck, E. and K. W. Yang (Eds.), 2014. Youth Resistance Research and Theories of Change. New York: Routledge.
Brough, M. M. & Shresthova, S. Fandom meets activism: Rethinking civic and political participation. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/303/265
Hillman, S., Procyk, J., & Neustaedter, C. ‘alksjdf;;lksfd’: Tumblr and the fandom user experience (2014). School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/6790267/alksjdf_lksfd_Tumblr_and_the_Fandom_User_Experience
Jenkins, H. (2012) "Cultural acupuncture": Fan activism and the Harry Potter Alliance. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/305/259
Jenkins, H. & Shresthova, S. (2012) Up, up, and away! The power and potential of fan activism. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/435/305
Kliger-Vilenchik, N. “Decreasing world suck”: Fan communities, mechanisms of translation, and participatory politics. Retrieved from http://dmlhub.net/publications/decreasing-world-suck-fan-communities-mechanisms-translation-and-participatory-politics
Kliger-Vilenchik, N., McVeigh-Schultz, J., & Weitbrecht, C. (2012) Experiencing fan activism: Understanding the power of fan activist organizations through members' narratives. Transformative Works and Cultures, 10. Retrieved from http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/322/273
Lesko, N. (2012) Act your age: A cultural construction of adolescence. New York, NY: Routledge.
Talburt, S. & Lesko, N. (2012) Keywords in youth studies: Tracing affects, movements, knowledges. New York, NY: Routledge
Tuck, E. and K. W. Yang (Eds.), 2014. Youth Resistance Research and Theories of Change. New York: Routledge.