Using Fan Culture to Map Desire: A Conversation with Dr. Jaime Grant and Jack Harrison-Quintana, founder of Grindr4Equality

Jack and Jaime at a K-Pop Show

In this episode, Dr. Jaime Grant and Jack Harrison-Quintana discuss their experiences with fan culture and how it has impacted their lives. Jack shares that he has always been a person who got excited about the texts he  engaged with, and discovering fan-fiction in elementary school allowed him to express his fandom through creation. Jack and Jaime take us on a pleasure journey through their fandoms, and consider how consuming and creating fan content can create mental health and resilience. Finally, they touch on the role of fan culture in the queer community and how it can be a space for exploring desire and identity.