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Dr Bethan Jones
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Timau a rolau for Bethan Jones
Cydymaith Ymchwil Ôl-ddoethurol
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Cefais fy PhD gan Published Works o Brifysgol Caerdydd yn 2021. Teitl Fandom Is Beautiful (Except When It Isn't): Hate, Dislike and Toxicity Online casglodd y PhD ystod o erthyglau a phenodau roeddwn i wedi'u cyhoeddi ar anti-fandom a fandom gwenwynig yn y degawd blaenorol ac yn archwilio confensiynau teledu, cerddoriaeth a ffan.
Ar ôl hynny, dechreuais weithio i Brifysgol Efrog fel Cydymaith Ymchwil Ôl-ddoethurol ar y Rhwydwaith Twf Diwydiannau Sgrin, gan ymgymryd ag ymchwil i sgiliau a hyfforddiant yn y diwydiannau sgrin yn y DU yn ogystal â theithiau sgrin. Cyhoeddwyd fy llyfr cyntaf: The Truth Is Still Out There: Thirty Years of The X-Files yn 2023 ac rwyf wedi cyd-olygu dau gasgliad ar crowdfunding a'r rhyfeloedd diwylliant. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n Gydymaith Ymchwil ar y prosiect Gorffennol Synthetig yn ogystal â chymrawd ymchwil er anrhydedd yn Amgueddfa Cymru.
Mae fy niddordebau ymchwil yn cynnwys (gwrth)fandom, diwylliant cyfranogol, twristiaeth sgrin a ffandom trosedd go iawn. Rwy'n aelod o fwrdd ar y Fan Studies Network, cyn Gyd-olygydd Popular Communication ac ar fyrddau golygyddol Journal of Fan Studies a Transformative Works and Cultures. Rwyf hefyd ar fwrdd cynghori y gyfres lyfrau TV Matter yn Intellect a'r gyfres Pop Culture in Context yn DeGruyter.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Jones, B. 2026. ‘We are going to leave the world better than we found it’: balancing environmental sustainability and affective engagement in screen tourism locations. In: Jacobs, N. ed. Bridging Design and Fandom: Fan Studies and Design Research in Conversation. Emerald Publishing Limited. , pp.197-212. (10.1108/978-1-80592-659-720261013)
- Driessen, S. and Jones, B. 2026. #Deppdelusion: mediatized play, algorithmic amplification and the problematic fave. Popular Communication (10.1080/15405702.2026.2701666)
- Nieto McAvoy, E. , Kidd, J. and Jones, B. 2026. The limits of digital immortality: deathbots and the fragility of the self. M/C Journal 29 (3) 3285. (10.5204/mcj.3285)
- Jones, B. 2026. Don't f**k with true crime fans in the narrative. In: Meyers, E. A. et al., Televising True Crime in the Digital Age. London, UK: Routledge. , pp.157-174. (10.4324/9781003475781-13)
- Jones, B. 2026. School shooter fanfiction as true crime content: making the case for fan creations as legitimate modes of production, consumption and understanding. In: Hobbs, S. and Hoffman, M. eds. #TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences. Palgrave Fan Studies Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.93-116. (10.1007/978-3-031-99390-9_6)
- Brereton, J. et al., 2026. Play your way into production: game-based skills development for the film and TV industry. Popular Communication 24 (1), pp.69-90. (10.1080/15405702.2025.2486773)
2025
- Jones, B. 2025. Creating and expanding the worlds of the Walking Dead. In: Bacon, S. ed. The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.1113-1128. (10.1007/978-3-032-05696-2_70)
- Driessen, S. and Jones, B. 2025. Fandom’s dark side: Uncovering the intricacies of conspiratorial play as digital practice. In: Le Clue, N. ed. Beyond Fandom: The Dark Side of Social Media Discourse. London: Emerald Publishing Limited. , pp.95-109. (10.1108/978-1-83608-482-220251007)
- Jones, B. et al. 2025. Unreal spaces, real peripheries: Exploring the materialities of virtual production. In: Mitchell, S. et al., The Screens of Virtual Production: What is Real?. London: Routledge. , pp.62-75. (10.4324/9781003463139-6)
- Jones, B. and El Madawi, S. 2025. Playing their own private detectives: digital witnessing, forensic fandom and true crime narratives. In: Gies, L. ed. Trial by Media: Participatory Justice in a Networked World. Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture (PSCMC) Springer Nature. , pp.163-187. (10.1007/978-3-031-80593-6_7)
- Willment, N. et al., 2025. The importance of professional skills within the changing media landscape of the UK screen industries: a case study of the ‘disruptive’ phenomenon of virtual production. Media Practice and Education 26 (1), pp.1-19. (10.1080/25741136.2024.2336759)
2024
- Brereton, J. et al., 2024. Play your way into production: game-based skills development for the screen industries. Presented at: 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning Aarhus University 3-4 October 2024. Published in: Kilså, K. and Basaiawmoit, R. V. eds. Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning. Vol. 18.Vol. 1. Academic Conferences International Ltd. , pp.124-132. (10.34190/ecgbl.18.1.2765)
- Driessen, S. , Jones, B. and Litherland, B. 2024. From fan citizenship to ‘fanspiracies’: politics and participatory cultures in times of crisis?. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 30 (1), pp.304-312. (10.1177/13548565241236005)
2023
- Jones, B. 2023. The truth is still out there: Thirty years of The X-Files. Fayetteville Mafia Press.
2022
- Geraghty, L. et al., 2022. Roundtable: the past, present and future of fan fiction. Humanities 11 (5) 120. (10.3390/h11050120)
- Jones, B. 2022. Reopening The X-Files: generational fandom, gender, and bodily autonomy. In: Kies, B. and Connor, M. eds. Fandom, the Next Generation. Fandom & Culture University of Iowa Press. , pp.20-32. (10.2307/j.ctv2k4fwq8.5)
- Jones, B. 2022. Toxic fandom: Star Wars (episodes VII-IX). In: Bacon, S. ed. Toxic Cultures: A Companion. Vol. 8, Genre Fiction and Film Companions Peter Lang Group AG. , pp.171-182. (10.3726/b17458)
2019
- Jones, B. Proctor, W. et al., 2019. Jafar Wars: fan-created paratexts in Alderaan places. [Disney's Star Wars: Forces of Production, Promotion, and Reception]. Fandom & Culture University of Iowa Press. (10.2307/j.ctvmx3ht7.18)
- Jones, B. 2019. "If even one person gets hurt because of those books, that’s too many.” Fifty Shades anti-fandom, lived experience and the role of the subcultural gatekeeper. In: Click, M. A. ed. Anti-Fandom: Dislike and Hate in the Digital Age. Vol. 24, Postmillennial Pop New York: New York University Press. , pp.271-290. (10.18574/nyu/9781479866625.003.0016)
2018
- Jones, B. 2018. “Stop moaning. I gave you my email. Give me a solution”: Walker Stalker Con, fantagonism and fanagement on social media. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 15 (1), pp.252-271.
- Jones, B. 2018. "My music was on shuffle, one of their songs came on, and I had to hit next ...": Navigating grief and disgust in Lostprophets fandom. In: Williams, R. ed. Everybody Hurts: Transitions, Endings, and Resurrections in Fan Cultures. Fandom & Culture University of Iowa Press. , pp.43-58. (10.2307/j.ctt22h6qtt.7)
- Jones, B. 2018. #AskELJames, Ghostbusters, and #Gamergate: digital dislike and damage control. In: Booth, P. ed. A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. , pp.415-429. (10.1002/9781119237211.ch26)
2017
- Jones, B. 2017. Producing and branding gender in comics: My So-Called Secret Identity and the ambivalence of an alternative address. Palabra Clave 20 (4), pp.1073-1104. (10.5294/pacla.2017.20.4.9)
- Jones, B. 2017. "Are you ready for this?" "I don't know if there's a choice": Cult reboots, The X-Files revival, and fannish expectations. In: Click, M. A. and Scott, S. eds. The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom. New York: Routledge. , pp.347-355. (10.4324/9781315637518)
- Jones, B. 2017. ‘When there’s blood involved, a line been crossed’: Spike/Eric slash and the fascinations of the crossover text. Horror Studies 8 (2), pp.275-291. (10.1386/host.8.2.275_1)
- Jones, B. and Popova, M. 2017. Sex and sexualities in popular culture: a networking knowledge special issue. Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network 10 (3), pp.1-5. (10.31165/nk.2017.103.513)
- Jones, B. 2017. "Post-object fandom: television, identity and self-narrative," by Rebecca Williams [Book Review]. Transformative Works and Cultures 25 (10.3983/twc.2017.01111)
- Chin, B. and Jones, B. 2017. Crowdfunding independence: British cinema and digital production/distribution platforms. In: Hunter, I. , Porter, L. and Smith, J. eds. The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History. London: Routledge. , pp.418-428. (10.4324/9781315392189)
2016
- Driessen, S. and Jones, B. 2016. Love me for a reason: an autoethnographic account of Boyzone fandom. International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) 6 (1), pp.68-84. (10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i1.5en)
- Jones, B. 2016. "I hate Beyoncé and I don’t care who knows it": towards an ethics of studying anti-fandom. The Journal of Fandom Studies 4 (3), pp.283-299. (10.1386/jfs.4.3.283_1)
- Jones, B. 2016. "I will throw you off your ship and you will drown and die”: death threats, intra-fandom hate, and the performance of fangirling. In: Bennett, L. and Booth, P. eds. Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. , pp.53-66. (10.5040/9781501318481.ch-005)
- Jones, B. 2016. Science fiction, fantasy and politics: transmedia world-building beyond capitalism by Dan Hassler-Forrest. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 13 (1), pp.701-704.
- Bennett, L. , Chin, B. and Jones, B. 2016. Between privacy, ethics, fandom and social media: new trajectories that challenge media producer/fan relations. In: Davisson, A. and Booth, P. eds. Controversies in Digital Ethics. Llandysul: Bloomsbury. , pp.107-122.
- Jones, B. 2016. 'My inner goddess is smouldering and not in a good way’: an anti-fannish account of consuming Fifty Shades“. [Online].Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media: Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Available at: https://intensitiescultmedia.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/2-jones-inner-goddess.pdf.
2015
- Hester, H. , Jones, B. and Taylor-Harman, S. 2015. Giffing a fuck: non-narrative pleasures in participatory porn cultures and female fandom. Porn Studies 2 (4), pp.356-366. (10.1080/23268743.2015.1083883)
- Jones, B. 2015. Antifan activism as a response to MTV's The Valleys. Transformative Works and Cultures 19 (10.3983/twc.2015.0585)
- Jones, B. 2015. My Little Pony, tolerance is magic: gender policing and Brony anti-fandom. The Journal of Popular Television 3 (1), pp.119-125. (10.1386/jptv.3.1.119_1)
- Jones, B. 2015. Aca-fan research on fannish sites: ethical and moral challenges to using social media. [Online].Bethan V Jones: Fan Studies, Cult Television, Nostalgia: Bethan V Jones: Fan Studies, Cult Television, Nostalgia. Available at: https://bethanvjones.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/aca-fan-research-on-fannish-sites-ethical-and-moral-challenges-to-using-social-media/.
- Jones, B. 2015. Fannish tattooing and sacred identity. Transformative Works and Cultures 18 (10.3983/twc.2015.0626)
- Jones, B. 2015. Book review: celebrity capital: assessing the value of fame by Barrie Gunter. [Online].LSE Review of Books: LSE Review of Books. Available at: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/73752/.
2014
- Jones, B. 2014. Cult collections: nostalgia, fandom and collecting popular culture by Lincoln Geraghty. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 11 (2), pp.327-330.
- Jones, B. 2014. Book review: the Ashgate research companion to fan cultures edited by Linda Duits, Koos Zwaan and Stijn Reijnders. [Online].LSE Review of Books: LSE Review of Books. Available at: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/73979/.
- Jones, B. 2014. Unusual geography: Discworld board games and paratextual L-space. [Online].Vol. 7Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media: Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Available at: https://intensitiescultmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/6-jones-unusual-geography-pp-55-73.pdf.
- Jones, B. and Clayton, W. 2014. Special Issue: the transmedia relationship between film/TV texts and board games.. [Online].Vol. 7Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media: Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Available at: https://intensitiescultmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1-jones-and-clayton-editors-introduction-pp-1-41.pdf.
- Jones, B. 2014. Normal human interest in werewolves and vampires bonking. In: Clayton, W. and Harman, S. eds. Screening Twilight: Critical Approaches to a Cinematic Phenomenon. I.B. Tauris Film Studies Archive 1998-2015, Title By Title London: I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd. , pp.187–204. (10.5040/9780755694679.ch-015)
- Jones, B. 2014. Written on the body: experiencing affect and identity in my fannish tattoos. Transformative Works and Cultures 16 (10.3983/twc.2014.0527)
- Chin, B. et al. 2014. Veronica Mars kickstarter and crowd funding. Transformative Works and Cultures 15 (10.3983/twc.2014.0519)
- Jones, B. 2014. Fifty shades of exploitation: fan labor and Fifty Shades of Grey. Transformative Works and Cultures 15 (10.3983/twc.2014.0501)
2013
- Deller, R. A. , Harman, S. and Jones, B. 2013. Introduction to the special issue: reading the Fifty Shades 'phenomenon'. Sexualities 16 (8), pp.859-863. (10.1177/1363460713508899)
- Harman, S. and Jones, B. 2013. Fifty shades of ghey: snark fandom and the figure of the anti-fan. Sexualities 16 (8), pp.951-968. (10.1177/1363460713508887)
- Jones, B. 2013. The fandom is out there: social media and The X-Files online. In: Barton, K. M. and Lampley, J. M. eds. Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century. [Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century]. McFarland & Co. , pp.92-105.
- Jones, B. 2013. The g-woman and the fowl one: fic and femslash in The X-Files fandom. In: Jamison, A. ed. Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World. Smart Pop. , pp.122-129.
- Jones, B. 2013. Slow evolution: 'first time fics' and The X-Files porn parody. Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance 6 (3), pp.369-385. (10.1386/jafp.6.3.369_1)
- Bury, R. et al., 2013. From Usenet to Tumblr: the changing role of social media. Participations 10 (1), pp.299-318.
2012
- Jones, B. 2012. Buffy vs. Bella: gender, relationships and the modern vampire. In: Mutch, D. ed. The Modern Vampire and Human Identity. London: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.37–54. (10.1057/9780230370142_3)
- Jones, B. 2012. Being of service: "X-Files" fans and social engagement. Transformative Works and Cultures 10 (10.3983/twc.2012.0309)
Adrannau llyfrau
- Jones, B. 2026. ‘We are going to leave the world better than we found it’: balancing environmental sustainability and affective engagement in screen tourism locations. In: Jacobs, N. ed. Bridging Design and Fandom: Fan Studies and Design Research in Conversation. Emerald Publishing Limited. , pp.197-212. (10.1108/978-1-80592-659-720261013)
- Jones, B. 2026. Don't f**k with true crime fans in the narrative. In: Meyers, E. A. et al., Televising True Crime in the Digital Age. London, UK: Routledge. , pp.157-174. (10.4324/9781003475781-13)
- Jones, B. 2026. School shooter fanfiction as true crime content: making the case for fan creations as legitimate modes of production, consumption and understanding. In: Hobbs, S. and Hoffman, M. eds. #TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences. Palgrave Fan Studies Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.93-116. (10.1007/978-3-031-99390-9_6)
- Jones, B. 2025. Creating and expanding the worlds of the Walking Dead. In: Bacon, S. ed. The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.1113-1128. (10.1007/978-3-032-05696-2_70)
- Driessen, S. and Jones, B. 2025. Fandom’s dark side: Uncovering the intricacies of conspiratorial play as digital practice. In: Le Clue, N. ed. Beyond Fandom: The Dark Side of Social Media Discourse. London: Emerald Publishing Limited. , pp.95-109. (10.1108/978-1-83608-482-220251007)
- Jones, B. et al. 2025. Unreal spaces, real peripheries: Exploring the materialities of virtual production. In: Mitchell, S. et al., The Screens of Virtual Production: What is Real?. London: Routledge. , pp.62-75. (10.4324/9781003463139-6)
- Jones, B. and El Madawi, S. 2025. Playing their own private detectives: digital witnessing, forensic fandom and true crime narratives. In: Gies, L. ed. Trial by Media: Participatory Justice in a Networked World. Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture (PSCMC) Springer Nature. , pp.163-187. (10.1007/978-3-031-80593-6_7)
- Jones, B. 2022. Reopening The X-Files: generational fandom, gender, and bodily autonomy. In: Kies, B. and Connor, M. eds. Fandom, the Next Generation. Fandom & Culture University of Iowa Press. , pp.20-32. (10.2307/j.ctv2k4fwq8.5)
- Jones, B. 2022. Toxic fandom: Star Wars (episodes VII-IX). In: Bacon, S. ed. Toxic Cultures: A Companion. Vol. 8, Genre Fiction and Film Companions Peter Lang Group AG. , pp.171-182. (10.3726/b17458)
- Jones, B. 2019. "If even one person gets hurt because of those books, that’s too many.” Fifty Shades anti-fandom, lived experience and the role of the subcultural gatekeeper. In: Click, M. A. ed. Anti-Fandom: Dislike and Hate in the Digital Age. Vol. 24, Postmillennial Pop New York: New York University Press. , pp.271-290. (10.18574/nyu/9781479866625.003.0016)
- Jones, B. 2018. "My music was on shuffle, one of their songs came on, and I had to hit next ...": Navigating grief and disgust in Lostprophets fandom. In: Williams, R. ed. Everybody Hurts: Transitions, Endings, and Resurrections in Fan Cultures. Fandom & Culture University of Iowa Press. , pp.43-58. (10.2307/j.ctt22h6qtt.7)
- Jones, B. 2018. #AskELJames, Ghostbusters, and #Gamergate: digital dislike and damage control. In: Booth, P. ed. A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. , pp.415-429. (10.1002/9781119237211.ch26)
- Jones, B. 2017. "Are you ready for this?" "I don't know if there's a choice": Cult reboots, The X-Files revival, and fannish expectations. In: Click, M. A. and Scott, S. eds. The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom. New York: Routledge. , pp.347-355. (10.4324/9781315637518)
- Chin, B. and Jones, B. 2017. Crowdfunding independence: British cinema and digital production/distribution platforms. In: Hunter, I. , Porter, L. and Smith, J. eds. The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History. London: Routledge. , pp.418-428. (10.4324/9781315392189)
- Jones, B. 2016. "I will throw you off your ship and you will drown and die”: death threats, intra-fandom hate, and the performance of fangirling. In: Bennett, L. and Booth, P. eds. Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. , pp.53-66. (10.5040/9781501318481.ch-005)
- Bennett, L. , Chin, B. and Jones, B. 2016. Between privacy, ethics, fandom and social media: new trajectories that challenge media producer/fan relations. In: Davisson, A. and Booth, P. eds. Controversies in Digital Ethics. Llandysul: Bloomsbury. , pp.107-122.
- Jones, B. 2014. Normal human interest in werewolves and vampires bonking. In: Clayton, W. and Harman, S. eds. Screening Twilight: Critical Approaches to a Cinematic Phenomenon. I.B. Tauris Film Studies Archive 1998-2015, Title By Title London: I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd. , pp.187–204. (10.5040/9780755694679.ch-015)
- Jones, B. 2013. The fandom is out there: social media and The X-Files online. In: Barton, K. M. and Lampley, J. M. eds. Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century. [Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century]. McFarland & Co. , pp.92-105.
- Jones, B. 2013. The g-woman and the fowl one: fic and femslash in The X-Files fandom. In: Jamison, A. ed. Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World. Smart Pop. , pp.122-129.
- Jones, B. 2012. Buffy vs. Bella: gender, relationships and the modern vampire. In: Mutch, D. ed. The Modern Vampire and Human Identity. London: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.37–54. (10.1057/9780230370142_3)
Cynadleddau
- Brereton, J. et al., 2024. Play your way into production: game-based skills development for the screen industries. Presented at: 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning Aarhus University 3-4 October 2024. Published in: Kilså, K. and Basaiawmoit, R. V. eds. Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning. Vol. 18.Vol. 1. Academic Conferences International Ltd. , pp.124-132. (10.34190/ecgbl.18.1.2765)
Erthyglau
- Driessen, S. and Jones, B. 2026. #Deppdelusion: mediatized play, algorithmic amplification and the problematic fave. Popular Communication (10.1080/15405702.2026.2701666)
- Nieto McAvoy, E. , Kidd, J. and Jones, B. 2026. The limits of digital immortality: deathbots and the fragility of the self. M/C Journal 29 (3) 3285. (10.5204/mcj.3285)
- Brereton, J. et al., 2026. Play your way into production: game-based skills development for the film and TV industry. Popular Communication 24 (1), pp.69-90. (10.1080/15405702.2025.2486773)
- Willment, N. et al., 2025. The importance of professional skills within the changing media landscape of the UK screen industries: a case study of the ‘disruptive’ phenomenon of virtual production. Media Practice and Education 26 (1), pp.1-19. (10.1080/25741136.2024.2336759)
- Driessen, S. , Jones, B. and Litherland, B. 2024. From fan citizenship to ‘fanspiracies’: politics and participatory cultures in times of crisis?. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 30 (1), pp.304-312. (10.1177/13548565241236005)
- Geraghty, L. et al., 2022. Roundtable: the past, present and future of fan fiction. Humanities 11 (5) 120. (10.3390/h11050120)
- Jones, B. 2018. “Stop moaning. I gave you my email. Give me a solution”: Walker Stalker Con, fantagonism and fanagement on social media. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 15 (1), pp.252-271.
- Jones, B. 2017. Producing and branding gender in comics: My So-Called Secret Identity and the ambivalence of an alternative address. Palabra Clave 20 (4), pp.1073-1104. (10.5294/pacla.2017.20.4.9)
- Jones, B. 2017. ‘When there’s blood involved, a line been crossed’: Spike/Eric slash and the fascinations of the crossover text. Horror Studies 8 (2), pp.275-291. (10.1386/host.8.2.275_1)
- Jones, B. and Popova, M. 2017. Sex and sexualities in popular culture: a networking knowledge special issue. Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network 10 (3), pp.1-5. (10.31165/nk.2017.103.513)
- Jones, B. 2017. "Post-object fandom: television, identity and self-narrative," by Rebecca Williams [Book Review]. Transformative Works and Cultures 25 (10.3983/twc.2017.01111)
- Driessen, S. and Jones, B. 2016. Love me for a reason: an autoethnographic account of Boyzone fandom. International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) 6 (1), pp.68-84. (10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i1.5en)
- Jones, B. 2016. "I hate Beyoncé and I don’t care who knows it": towards an ethics of studying anti-fandom. The Journal of Fandom Studies 4 (3), pp.283-299. (10.1386/jfs.4.3.283_1)
- Jones, B. 2016. Science fiction, fantasy and politics: transmedia world-building beyond capitalism by Dan Hassler-Forrest. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 13 (1), pp.701-704.
- Hester, H. , Jones, B. and Taylor-Harman, S. 2015. Giffing a fuck: non-narrative pleasures in participatory porn cultures and female fandom. Porn Studies 2 (4), pp.356-366. (10.1080/23268743.2015.1083883)
- Jones, B. 2015. Antifan activism as a response to MTV's The Valleys. Transformative Works and Cultures 19 (10.3983/twc.2015.0585)
- Jones, B. 2015. My Little Pony, tolerance is magic: gender policing and Brony anti-fandom. The Journal of Popular Television 3 (1), pp.119-125. (10.1386/jptv.3.1.119_1)
- Jones, B. 2015. Fannish tattooing and sacred identity. Transformative Works and Cultures 18 (10.3983/twc.2015.0626)
- Jones, B. 2014. Cult collections: nostalgia, fandom and collecting popular culture by Lincoln Geraghty. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies 11 (2), pp.327-330.
- Jones, B. 2014. Written on the body: experiencing affect and identity in my fannish tattoos. Transformative Works and Cultures 16 (10.3983/twc.2014.0527)
- Chin, B. et al. 2014. Veronica Mars kickstarter and crowd funding. Transformative Works and Cultures 15 (10.3983/twc.2014.0519)
- Jones, B. 2014. Fifty shades of exploitation: fan labor and Fifty Shades of Grey. Transformative Works and Cultures 15 (10.3983/twc.2014.0501)
- Deller, R. A. , Harman, S. and Jones, B. 2013. Introduction to the special issue: reading the Fifty Shades 'phenomenon'. Sexualities 16 (8), pp.859-863. (10.1177/1363460713508899)
- Harman, S. and Jones, B. 2013. Fifty shades of ghey: snark fandom and the figure of the anti-fan. Sexualities 16 (8), pp.951-968. (10.1177/1363460713508887)
- Jones, B. 2013. Slow evolution: 'first time fics' and The X-Files porn parody. Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance 6 (3), pp.369-385. (10.1386/jafp.6.3.369_1)
- Bury, R. et al., 2013. From Usenet to Tumblr: the changing role of social media. Participations 10 (1), pp.299-318.
- Jones, B. 2012. Being of service: "X-Files" fans and social engagement. Transformative Works and Cultures 10 (10.3983/twc.2012.0309)
Gwefannau
- Jones, B. 2016. 'My inner goddess is smouldering and not in a good way’: an anti-fannish account of consuming Fifty Shades“. [Online].Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media: Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Available at: https://intensitiescultmedia.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/2-jones-inner-goddess.pdf.
- Jones, B. 2015. Aca-fan research on fannish sites: ethical and moral challenges to using social media. [Online].Bethan V Jones: Fan Studies, Cult Television, Nostalgia: Bethan V Jones: Fan Studies, Cult Television, Nostalgia. Available at: https://bethanvjones.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/aca-fan-research-on-fannish-sites-ethical-and-moral-challenges-to-using-social-media/.
- Jones, B. 2015. Book review: celebrity capital: assessing the value of fame by Barrie Gunter. [Online].LSE Review of Books: LSE Review of Books. Available at: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/73752/.
- Jones, B. 2014. Book review: the Ashgate research companion to fan cultures edited by Linda Duits, Koos Zwaan and Stijn Reijnders. [Online].LSE Review of Books: LSE Review of Books. Available at: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/73979/.
- Jones, B. 2014. Unusual geography: Discworld board games and paratextual L-space. [Online].Vol. 7Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media: Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Available at: https://intensitiescultmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/6-jones-unusual-geography-pp-55-73.pdf.
- Jones, B. and Clayton, W. 2014. Special Issue: the transmedia relationship between film/TV texts and board games.. [Online].Vol. 7Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media: Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Available at: https://intensitiescultmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1-jones-and-clayton-editors-introduction-pp-1-41.pdf.
Llyfrau
- Jones, B. 2023. The truth is still out there: Thirty years of The X-Files. Fayetteville Mafia Press.
- Jones, B. Proctor, W. et al., 2019. Jafar Wars: fan-created paratexts in Alderaan places. [Disney's Star Wars: Forces of Production, Promotion, and Reception]. Fandom & Culture University of Iowa Press. (10.2307/j.ctvmx3ht7.18)
Ymchwil
Mae fy ymchwil yn rhyngddisgyblaethol ac yn safleoedd ar groesffordd Astudiaethau'r Cyfryngau, Astudiaethau Diwylliannol a Chymdeithaseg. Mae gen i ddiddordeb yn yr hyn y mae cynulleidfaoedd yn ei wneud gyda thestunau a llwyfannau, a all gynnwys ffandom fforensig ar TikTok, cylchrediad damcaniaethau cynllwynio ar X, ffanfiction lladdwr torfol a thwristiaeth sgrin.
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- Murderabilia
- Fan yn casglu
- Rhyddfraint X-Files
- Tatŵs a hunaniaeth
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2021 PhD gan Published Works (Newyddiaduraeth)
"Fandom is Beautiful (Except When It Isn't): Hatred, Dislike and Toxicity Online"
Prifysgol Caerdydd, Ysgol Newyddiaduraeth, y Cyfryngau ac Astudiaethau Diwylliannol
2010 MA Addysgu ac Ymarfer Ysgrifennu Creadigol
Prifysgol Caerdydd, Ysgol Saesneg, Cyfathrebu ac Athroniaeth
2003 BA Astudiaethau Creadigol mewn Saesneg gydag Astudio Crefyddau
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2025. Teitl Academaidd Rhagorol Dewis. Dyfarnwyd i Participatory Culture Wars: Controversy, Conflict and Complicity in Fandom a olygwyd gan Simone Driessen, Bethan Jones a Benjamin Litherland.
2025. Gwobrau Cyfoethogi Bywyd Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd. Amgylchedd dysgu rhagorol. Enwebai.
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