[Sfts-faculty] Fwd: Hollywood Reporter interview request

Wed Mar 31 12:26:31 PDT 2021

Thanks for sharing, andré. I hope it is true that this is just a minority
of fandom.

Sherryl Vint (she/her)
Professor
Director, Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science
Editor, *Science Fiction Studies*
Editor, *Science and Popular Culture* book series
<https://www.palgrave.com/in/series/15760>

On Wed, 31 Mar 2021 at 12:21, Susan Zieger <susanz at ucr.edu> wrote:

> andré, thanks for sharing this; the article and your quotes are doing such
> urgent work ! and I completely agree about preferring the more recent Star
> Wars franchises. cheers, Susan
>
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> On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 12:07 PM andré carrington <
> andre.carrington at ucr.edu> wrote:
>
>> FYI, if you're interested, I am quoted in this story about Star Wars and
>> superhero movie fandom.
>>
>> Best,
>> andré
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com>
>> Date: Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 9:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: Hollywood Reporter interview request
>> To: andre.carrington at ucr.edu <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>>
>>
>> Hi Prof. Carrington,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks again for sharing your thoughts, here’s the main story I was
>> working on, which we broadened a bit to include recent comments from a
>> WarnerMedia exec about Zack Snyder fans.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/from-justice-league-to-star-wars-studios-reckon-with-toxic-fandom
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"andre.carrington at ucr.edu" <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>> *Reply-To: *"andre.carrington at ucr.edu" <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 2:57 PM
>> *To: *Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com>
>> *Subject: *Re: Hollywood Reporter interview request
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi, Aaron,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, yes, that represents my statements accurately.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> andré
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 2:16 PM Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Prof. Carrington,
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope you are well. I wanted to update you on the story. I am still
>> working on a larger story about Krystina and inclusion in Star Wars fandom,
>> but with the firing of Gina Carano last week, we are also doing a separate
>> story looking at the issues surrounding her firing.
>>
>>
>>
>> The story itself will focus on industry insiders discussing how the
>> firing happened an why, but one of the points you made when we spoke really
>> stuck with me — and I think would be helpful context to include in this
>> story (in addition to the Krysitna story, later on).
>>
>>
>>
>> It’d look something like this…
>>
>>
>>
>> *Industry observers note that for companies such as Lucasfilm, taking a
>> public stance against offensive behavior sends a signal to both employees
>> and to fans from marginalized backgrounds that they are valued.  *
>>
>>
>>
>> *"You need an inclusive and welcoming tone set from the top," says andre
>> carrington, author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science
>> Fiction and Associate Professor of English at the University of California,
>> Riverside.*
>>
>>
>>
>> I wanted to see if that seems true to the spirit of your thinking,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"andre.carrington at ucr.edu" <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>> *Reply-To: *"andre.carrington at ucr.edu" <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>> *Date: *Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 5:18 PM
>> *To: *Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com>
>> *Subject: *Re: Hollywood Reporter interview request
>>
>>
>>
>> Please, call me at 917.403.0565. I assume you mean 11 tomorrow morning.
>>
>>
>>
>> -andré
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 12:39 PM Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Prof. Carrington,
>>
>>
>> Excellent! I will try you at 11 a.m. PT if that works for you? Or I’m at
>> 323-379-4099 if you prefer to dial me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>>
>> *Error! Filename not specified.*
>>
>> *Aaron Couch*
>> *Senior Editor, Heat Vision*
>>
>> 11175 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
>> *M: *323.379.4099  aaron.couch at thr.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *andré carrington <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>> *Reply-To: *<andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
>> *Date: *Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 1:55 PM
>> *To: *Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com>
>> *Subject: *Re: Hollywood Reporter interview request
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi, Aaron,
>>
>>
>>
>> Sure, I'd be happy to have a conversation some time soon. Tomorrow before
>> 3pm (Pacific) and Friday before 4pm would work for me. Please let me know
>> what time you have in mind.
>>
>>
>>
>> andré carrington
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 1:33 PM Aaron Couch <aaron.couch at thr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Prof. Carrington,
>>
>>
>>
>> My name is Aaron and I’m an editor at *The Hollywood Reporter*, an
>> entertainment publication based in Los Angeles. I’m working on a story for
>> our magazine looking at issues of racism and bullying within Star Wars fan
>> culture, and came across your book, *Speculative Blackness*, and thought
>> you might be able to offer a historical perspective to the times we are
>> living through now.
>>
>>
>>
>> Would you be available for a short phone call in the next week or two to
>> lend your expertise?
>>
>> The story will look at bullying within *Star Wars* fandom, and how
>> companies such as Disney and Lucasfilm can help curb it. This follows the
>> racist bullying of host Krystina Arielle:
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55782460. Lucasfilm spoke out
>> against the bullying, yet remained silent in previous years when actors
>> such as John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran faced similar racist vitriol.
>>
>> The goal with my story is to look at what is happening, and also offer
>> suggestions for how things can improve by speaking to scholars and members
>> of the entertainment industry.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>>
>> *Error! Filename not specified.*
>>
>> *Aaron Couch*
>> *Senior Editor, Heat Vision*
>>
>> 11175 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
>> *M: *323.379.4099  aaron.couch at thr.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> andré m. carrington
>>
>>
>>
>> Associate Professor of English
>>
>> University of California, Riverside
>>
>> --
>>
>> Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction
>> <https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/speculative-blackness>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> andré m. carrington
>>
>> Associate Professor of English
>> University of California, Riverside
>> --
>> Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction
>> <https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/speculative-blackness>
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