Lucy Bennett completed her Ph.D. in online fandom at JOMEC, Cardiff University, where she is currently a postdoctoral researcher. Her work appears in journals such as New Media & Society, Journal of Fandom Studies, Transformative Works and Cultures, Social Semiotics, Continuum, Cinema Journal, Celebrity Studies and Participations. She is the co-founder and co-chair of the Fan Studies Network. She is also co-editor, along with Bertha Chin and Bethan Jones, of Crowdfunding the Future: Media Industries, Ethics and Digital Society (Peter Lang, 2015). Contact: bennettlucyk@gmail.com