While academics should have the freedom to engage critically with cultural texts, including online fan texts, I would also point out that, unlike authors of traditionally published works (that is, works published through academic or commercial presses), fan writers are
The above video clip shows my interaction with EVE performer Nina Samuels, who demands I approach the ring before chastising me for my lack of respect, reminding me that she is a media star. Yet my (auto)ethnographic research on fan
Currently, the structure of fansubbing distribution is highly decentralized and difficult to coordinate. In peer-to-peer file sharing, there are no central organizations but rather multiple – very transient – global networks among individual file sharers. With such a structure, it