Stephan Michael Schröder: since 2005 Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies at the University of Cologne. Currently PI of a DFG-project on "Fan mail to Danish film stars in the 1910s. Exploring the agency and practices of early film fans" (2024-2027).Alice A. Salamena: Research Assistant (B.A.) at the Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies at the University of Cologne.

• Introduction.- A Dear Child With Many Names An Introduction to Expanding the History of Fandom.- Naming Historical Fans.- The Search for a Deep Time of Theatrical Fandom His God Is Rossini Enthusiastic Opera Audiences in Restoration Paris.- Long Live Mrs Heiberg Fame, Theater and the Birth of Fan Culture in Nineteenth-Century Copenhagen.- Celebrities and Confectionary: The Edible History of Theater Fandom.- Possessing Actors and Actresses: Theater Stars and Early Film Stars on Postcards in Comparison.

Stephan Michael Schröder: since 2005 Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies at the University of Cologne. Currently PI of a DFG-project on "Fan mail to Danish film stars in the 1910s. Exploring the agency and practices of early film fans" (2024-2027).Alice A. Salamena: Research Assistant (B.A.) at the Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies at the University of Cologne.

• Introduction.- A Dear Child With Many Names An Introduction to Expanding the History of Fandom.- Naming Historical Fans.- The Search for a Deep Time of Theatrical Fandom His God Is Rossini Enthusiastic Opera Audiences in Restoration Paris.- Long Live Mrs Heiberg Fame, Theater and the Birth of Fan Culture in Nineteenth-Century Copenhagen.- Celebrities and Confectionary: The Edible History of Theater Fandom.- Possessing Actors and Actresses: Theater Stars and Early Film Stars on Postcards in Comparison.

Stephan Michael Schröder: since 2005 Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies at the University of Cologne. Currently PI of a DFG-project on "Fan mail to Danish film stars in the 1910s. Exploring the agency and practices of early film fans" (2024-2027).Alice A. Salamena: Research Assistant (B.A.) at the Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies at the University of Cologne.

• Introduction.- A Dear Child With Many Names An Introduction to Expanding the History of Fandom.- Naming Historical Fans.- The Search for a Deep Time of Theatrical Fandom His God Is Rossini Enthusiastic Opera Audiences in Restoration Paris.- Long Live Mrs Heiberg Fame, Theater and the Birth of Fan Culture in Nineteenth-Century Copenhagen.- Celebrities and Confectionary: The Edible History of Theater Fandom.- Possessing Actors and Actresses: Theater Stars and Early Film Stars on Postcards in Comparison.