Thus rather than trying to create a homogenous reading or attempting to essentialize fandom and the artworks that spring out of it, we hope to mirror the discussions and vitality of differences that characterize fandom.
Hellekson, Karen; Busse, Kristina 2006. „Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet” McFarland.
(…) we use our fannish knowledge and values and apply them to academic practices. Rather than privileging a particular interpretation as accurate, we have learned from fandom that alternative and competing readings can and must coexist. We thus use fannish practice as a model for academic practice.
Hellekson, Karen; Busse, Kristina 2006. „Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet” McFarland.
What academica can learn from fandom