This group is the primary announcement email list for The International Association of Audience and Fan Studies (IAAFS), and carries announcements directly relating to the development and growth of the IAAFS. Posting access is limited to keep the volume of email traffic low.

The IAAFS exists to facilitate scholarly activities in the interdisciplinary areas of Audience and Fan Studies.

Audience and Fan Studies are fields of scholarship that have developed in a number of traditional academic areas, including but not limited to Anthropology, Communication, Composition/Rhetoric, Computer Science, Film Studies, Folklore Studies, Law, Library Science, Literary Studies, Media Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Information Technology Studies, etc.

This organization's mandate is to promote cross-disciplinary communication, activities, and scholarship through a variety of academic venues.

A companion discussion list for all members is also available: IAAFS-discuss.