Info Sessions!

Important Dates!

  • Application Deadline February 14, 2026
  • Deposit Due February 28, 2026
  • Program Fee Due April 29, 2026
  • Program content begins online on May 18, 2026
  • Depart US for Edinburgh on May 26, 2026
  • Program Begins- Arrive in Edinburgh on May 27, 2026
  • Program Ends - Depart London on June 10, 2026
  • Course contintues until June 19, 2026

Fan Tourism is a growing industry and long-standing fan practice. This course will be exploring locations in the UK that have been part of fan pilgrimage since the Victorian era through to the modern day. In addition to experiencing fan pilgrimage and tours we’ll be talking with tour providers about the business and economy of this practice. We’ll be using participant observation, a well-established ethnographic research practice in anthropology that is also utilized in fan studies as established by Henry Jenkins who coined the positionality of the researcher as “aca-fan.” Download the Flyer here! See the proposed syllabus here. 

Program Quick Look

Week 1: Online

  • Topics: Ethnography & Fan Studies Bootcamp
  • Work: Quizzes, Discussion Posts & Proposals

Week 2: Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Fandoms: Harry Potter, Outlander, Monty Python, MCU, Fast and Furious, Frankenstein
  • Activities: HP Edinburgh Tour; Outlander Castle Tour & TBD Activity
  • Work: Readings & Journals

Week 3: London & Oxford

  • Fandoms: Harry Potter, Discovery of Witches, Good Omens, Golden Compass, His Dark Materials, Inspector Morse, Bridgerton (optional trip to Bath)
  • Activities: HP Bus Tour; Good Omens Walking Tour; HP Oxford Tour; LOCO Talk & Scavenger Hunt
  • Work: Readings & Journals

Week 4: London & Online

  • Fandoms: Doctor Who & Sherlock Holmes
  • Activities: Doctor Who Walking Tour; Who Shop Museum; Sherlock Tour, Pub, & Museum
  •  Work: Readings & Journals 

Week 5: Online

  • Work: Organizing Data Workshop, Discussion Posts,  Final Findings Due