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PWSJ Volume 3 — Kayfabe: Working Theories

Front Matter

"Front Matter." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. i-iii.

"Toward a Work-Shoot Approach to Kayfabe in Professional Wrestling by Jessica Fontaine, Eero Laine, and Michael J. Altman

Fontaine, Jessica, Eero Laine, and Michael J. Altman. "Toward a Work-Shoot Approach to Kayfabe in Professional Wrestling." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 1-15.

"Work, Kayfabe and the Development of Proletarian Culture: Professional Wrestling as Potential Proletkult" by David S. Moon

Moon, David S. "Work, Kayfabe and the Development of Proletarian Culture: Professional Wrestling as Potential Proletkult." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 17-37.

"The Meta-Fan Era: Examining Kayfabe on UpUpDownDown’s Battle of the Brands" by Carlos Cruz

Cruz, Carlos. "The Meta-Fan Era: Examining Kayfabe on UpUpDownDown’s Battle of the Brands." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 39-61.

"Kayfabe and Authenticity: The Challenges of Extending Professional Wrestling Storyworlds to Comics" by Dru Jeffries

Jeffries, Dru. "Kayfabe and Authenticity: The Challenges of Extending Professional Wrestling Storyworlds to Comics." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 63-80.

"Wrestling with Race: #Kofimania as Social Movement and Kayfabe as Discursive Space" by DiArron M.

M., DiArron. "Wrestling with Race: #Kofimania as Social Movement and Kayfabe as Discursive Space." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 81-103.

"Myth! Allegory! Ekphrasis! Professional Wrestling & the Poetics of Kayfabe" by Marion Wrenn

Wrenn, Marion."Myth! Allegory! Ekphrasis! Professional Wrestling & the Poetics of Kayfabe." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 105-21.

"Notes on Kayfabe" by Benjamin Litherland

Litherland, Benjamin. "Notes on Kayfabe." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 123-28.

"Response to Benjamin Litherland’s 'Notes on Kayfabe'" by Fiona A. E. McQuarrie

McQuarrie, Fiona A. E. "Response to Benjamin Litherland’s 'Notes on Kayfabe.'" Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 129-31.

"A Response to Fiona McQuarrie’s Response to Benjamin Litherland’s 'Notes on Kayfabe'” by Benjamin Litherland

Litherland, Benjamin. "A Response to Fiona McQuarrie’s Response to Benjamin Litherland’s 'Notes on Kayfabe.'” Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 133-34.

"How Do You Learn to Fall Off a 20-Foot Ladder? Exploring Hardcore Professional Wrestling as One of the Last Keepers of Kayfabe" by Nicholas Davidson and Tim Wilson

Davidson, Nicholas, and Tim Wilson. "How Do You Learn to Fall Off a 20-Foot Ladder? Exploring Hardcore Professional Wrestling as One of the Last Keepers of Kayfabe." Professional Studies Wrestling Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 135-39.

"Shifting Kayfabe in Hardcore Wrestling and Beyond" by Brooks Oglesby

Oglesby, Brooks. "Shifting Kayfabe in Hardcore Wrestling and Beyond" Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 141-42.

"Response to 'Shifting Kayfabe in Hardcore Wrestling and Beyond'" by Nicholas Davidson and Tim Wilson

Davidson, Nicholas, and Tim Wilson. "Response to 'Shifting Kayfabe in Hardcore Wrestling and Beyond.'" Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 143-44.

"Defining Kayfabe: A Dialogue Among Pro-Wrestling Professionals and Academics" by CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Christopher A. Medjesky, Aris Emmanouloudis, Terrance Griep, Cory Strode, and Joe Ciupik

Reinhard, CarrieLynn D., Christopher A. Medjesky, Aris Emmanouloudis, Terrance Griep, Cory Strode, and Joe Ciupik. "Defining Kayfabe: A Dialogue Among Pro-Wrestling Professionals and Academics." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 145-66.

End Matter

"End Matter." Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, p. 167.

Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1 (2022)

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