“Carefully and expertly grounded in fan studies, Participatory Culture Wars provides a unique perspective desperately needed to help us make sense of our current political climate and culture wars. Clear and easy to read, the book is essential reading for the fan studies field—whether you’re a specialist, well-established senior scholar, graduate student, or newcomer to the field, you need to pick up this book.”—Ashley Hinck, author, Politics for the Love of Fandom: Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital World

“Participatory Culture Wars is a particularly timely and widely appealing fan studies book, offering a very readable and accessible experience for researchers, specialists, undergraduates, and popular audiences alike.”—Lori Morimoto, University of Virginia