Cinema Studies is excited to congratulate Erin Hanna who has been promoted to associate professor with indefinite tenure! Erin joined the University of Oregon in 2014 and teaches courses on television; the film industry; fan culture; and gender media and diversity. Her research focuses on the relationship between media industries and audiences. Her most recent book, Only at Comic-Con: Hollywood, Fans, and the Limits of Exclusivity, examines the connection between exclusivity and the proliferation of media industry promotion at the longest-running comic convention in North America.

Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved achievement. Congratulations, Erin!!

My work sits at the intersection of media industry studies and fan studies. I am especially interested in the ways media industry publicity and promotion circulate popular ideas about audiences and shape consumer experiences beyond the screen. My book, Only at Comic-Con: Hollywood, Fans, and the Limits of Exclusivity, examines the connection between exclusivity and the proliferation of Hollywood promotion at the San Diego Comic-Con. In addition to exploring the increased media industry presence at Comic-Con in the twenty-first century, my book places a special emphasis on Comic-Con’s history, dating back to its founding in 1970 and the convention’s roots in comics fandom of the 1960s. My current research continues this exploration of historical fan communities and their relationship with media producers, with a particular emphasis on gendered labor, visibility, and exclusion.