Sherlock and transmedia fandom : essays on the BBC series / edited by Louisa Ellen Stein and Kristina Busse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stein, Louisa Ellen.

Busse, Kristina, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sherlock (Television program : 2010-2017).

Detective and mystery television programs--Great Britain--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery television programs.

Television viewers--Attitudes.

Television viewers.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 241 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]

Summary:

"The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 - ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and anime fandom. This collection explores the cultural intersections and fan traditions that converge in Sherlock and its fandoms"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: the literary, televisual and digital adventures of the beloved detective / Louisa Ellen Stein and Kristina Busse

Transmedia and Collective Intelligence. Sherlock's epistemological cconomy and the value of "fan" knowledge: how producer-fans play the (great) game of fandom / Matt Hills

Winning "the grand game": Sherlock and the fragmentation of fan discourse / Ashley D. Polasek

Sherlock then and now. "But it's the solar system!": reconciling science and faith through astronomy / Ariana Scott-Zechlin

Terror, nostalgia and the pursuit of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock / Ellen Burton Harrington

Decoding the industrial and digital city: visions of security in Holmes' and Sherlock's London / Anne Kustritz and Melanie E. S. Kohnen

Adaptations and intertextuality. Shaping Sherlocks: institutional practice and the adaptation of character / Elizabeth Jane Evans

Sherlock's webs: what the detective remembered from the doctor about transmediality / C B Harvey

Holmes in the small screen: the television contexts of Sherlock / Tom Steward

Interpreting Sherlock. "Good old index"; or, the mystery of the infinite archive / Roberta Pearson

Sherlock: critical reception by the media / Paul Rixon

Holmes abroad: Dutch fans interpret the famous detective / Nicolle Lamerichs

Postmodern Sherlock. Sherlock and the (re)invention of modernity / Balaka Basu

Sherlock as cyborg: bridging mind and body / Francesca Coppa

Conclusion: transmedia Sherlock and beyond / Kristina Busse and Louisa Ellen Stein.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786468188

0786468181

OCLC:

770876275