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Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet

New Essays

Kristina Busse editor Karen Hellekson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:30th Aug '06

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Fans have been responding to literary works since the days of Homer's ""Odyssey"" and Euripedes' ""Medea"". More recently, a number of science fiction and fantasy works have found devoted fan followings. The advent of the internet has brought these groups from relatively limited, face-to-face enterprises to easily accessible global communities, within which fan fiction proliferates and is widely read and even more widely commented upon. New interactions between readers and writers of fan fiction are possible in these new virtual communities. From ""Star Trek"" to ""Harry Potter"", the essays in this volume explore the world of fan fiction - its purposes, how it is created, how the fan experiences it. Grouped by subject matter, twelve essays cover topics such as genre intersection, sexual relationships between characters, character construction through narrative and the role of the beta reader in online communities. The work also discusses the terminology employed by fan fiction writers and comments on the effects of technological advancements on fan communities.

“a useful and thought provoking addition”—SFRA Review; “a worthwhile addition”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts; “Innovative explorations of fandom and new media...marvelous...a much-needed record of developments in contemporary fan practices. Anyone wanting to learn more about media fandom—where it’s come from and what it means today—will need a copy”—Matt Hills, author of Fan Cultures and How To Do Things With Cultural Theory; “What is especially impressive here is the focus on collaboration or collective story telling. The essays speak to how fan authors relate to the inspiring texts and their authors, how they deal with issues of intellectual property, how they fit within larger literary traditions, how fan authors deal with both canon and fanon, and how fan authors interact with each other in terms of collaborative authorship. This book gets me excited about the whole field all over again. I learned something fresh and interesting in every chapter”—Henry Jenkins, author of Textual Poachers

ISBN: 9780786426409

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296 pages