Recently, I attended an internet archiving vocational training held by our National Library. Most of the other attendees came from libraries – I did, too. We all had somewhat different experiences regarding internet archiving. The National Library is doing complete
Emotional Connotation of Ao3 Fanfiction Tags
A student researcher is researching emotional responses to fanwork tagging. The research has been approved by their institution and all participant information is confidential. The survey is open to any AO3 readers 13 or above. To take part or signal
AO3 Tag Preference Survey
Student researcher Alexandra Davila has created a survey on readers’ tag preferences on AO3. The research has been approved by their institution and all participant information is confidential. The survey is open to any AO3 readers 13 or above. To
Aca fan discourse, fandom academic discourse
Fan criticism is the institutionalization of feminime reading practices just as the dominant mode of academic criticism is the institutionalization of masculine learning practices. JENKINS, HENRY (1992). TEXTUAL POACHER, ROUTLEDGE, 118. If Jenkins already saw fandom as a type of
An update from the blogger
I apologise for being absent for so long. Funnily, neglecting this blog resulted from the work needed for preparing for a conference. So I thought, why not talk about our conference experiences. This was a multidisciplinary conference for students and
There is something queer here
The question of queerness in fandom is as old as fandom studies itself. It can be said that The queerness of podfic exists in the text itself, because the stories are about queer characters and relationships, and in the reader’s
Boundaries of fannishness in yaoi fanzines
When theorizing fanworks as a genre of its own, it is always interesting to look at works that are not transformative in their nature but they are related to fandom in some way. That’s why I was excited to find
Signal Boost: A Survey About the Tag Exclude Function
Our last drive is over, Election is upon us soon, k-pop groups are making their comebacks left and right, Star Wars released a truly marvel worthy material (pun intended) and it is time for another survey. Sarah Bieletzki is working
The Man with Qualities
Twitter user kawí brought the idea of featureless protagonist in video games. There is a reason I didn’t make that connection before and that reason is a presupposition. Video games, to state the obvious, brings the question of games into
Dalong and Tiantian: who is less real?
Thank you for all the suggestions regarding reader insert narratives! I am going through them and will post about my readings later. Two weeks ago, the new Transformative Works and Culture issue, Fandom Histories, came out. Among the many interesting