Dreßler looked at fanfiction on fanfiction.de, analyzed 40 stories from the Sailor Moon and Naruto fandoms, focusing on gay main characters (as represented in the fic, not necessarily the original text), the most popular stories, and stories that are downloadable and citable. #FanLIS2025

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What happens when these cafes shut down and their archival records disappear and functions cease? #FanLIS2025

These K cafe spaces tend to demonstrate uncompensated feminized fan labor while cafe proprietors tend to be men who may not be fans themselves. #FanLIS2025

Cafes decorated with standees and posters provide a historical record of the life cycle of a media text. #FanLIS2025

Fans’ notes and art posted in cafes tend to be dated and signed, creating an informal archive, #FanLIS2025

Some cafes deliberately center the fan experiences as part of their marketing while others don’t.

Das is comparing cafes in Delhi, Kolkata, and Siliguri. #FanLIS2025

Das’s RQ: “Do fandom-centered cafe systems exhibit characteristics of alternate, informal memory institutions?” as opposed to formal, traditional memory institutions like libraries and archives #FanLIS2025

Das is investigating cafes as a method of cross-cultural fandom for Indian fans of Korean entertainment. #FanLIS2025