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Fan fiction and fan communities in the age of the Internet : new essays / edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse.

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Van Pelt Library PN3377.5.F33 F36 2006
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hellekson, Karen, 1966-
Busse, Kristina, 1967-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fan fiction--History and criticism.
Fan fiction.
Literature and the Internet.
Physical Description:
vi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
Summary:
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction : work in progress / Kristina Busse, Karen Hellekson
Fan fiction : a bibliography of critical works
A brief history of media fandom / Francesca Coppa
Archontic literature : a definition, a history, and several theories of fan fiction / Abigail Derecho
One true pairing : the romance of pornography and the pornography of romance / Catherine Driscoll
Intimatopia : genre intersections between slash and the mainstream / Elizabeth Woledge
The toy soldiers from Leeds : the slash palimpsest / Mafalda Stasi
Construction of fan fiction character through narrative / Deborah Kaplan
Keeping promises to queer children : making space (for Mary Sue) at Hogwarts / Ika Willis
The audience as editor : the role of beta readers in online fan fiction communities / Angelina I. Karpovich
Cunning linguists : the bisexual erotics of words/silence/flesh / Eden Lackner, Barbara Lynn Lucas, Robin Anne Reid
My life is a WIP on my LJ : slashing the slasher and the reality of celebrity and Internet performances / Kristina Busse
Writing bodies in space : media fan fiction as theatrical performance / Francesca Coppa
"This dratted thing" : fannish storytelling through new media / Louisa Ellen Stein
From shooting monsters to shooting movies : machinima and the transformative play of video game fan culture / Robert Jones.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0786426403
OCLC:
69027637
Publisher Number:
9780786426409

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