Transformative Works and Cultures: Vol 17 (2014) acafanmom: New issue posted today, and several essays/interviews/reviews that may be of interest to people here: Redefining gender swap fan fiction: A Sherlock case study – Ann McClellan Bull in a china shop:
Ao3 is one of TIME’s 50 best websites of 2013
Ao3 is one of TIME’s 50 best websites of 2013 erindizmo: corpsereviver2: Link is to full list. But wow, Ao3 gets a positive mention for being well organized. Also, way to not mock fanfic, TIME. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (And the AO3’s specific
[META] “To Dance Again!”: Affect, Genre, and the HARRY POTTER Franchise
“To Dance Again!”: Affect, Genre, and the HARRY POTTER Franchise: stultiloquentia: One way that AVPM creates an intimate relationship between fan and text is by transforming the multibillion dollar Harry Potter transmedia franchise—the ultimate form of mass culture–back into folk
[QUOTE] From From Casey Fiesler, Everything I Need To Know I Learned from Fandom: How Existing Social Norms Can Help Shape the Next Generation of User-Generated Content, p738-739
The question of whether or not fan fiction could be considered fair use has never been addressed by the courts, but some legal scholars have suggested that it should be a categorical exception. While the public generally believes that a
[META] Harry Potter, History, and Endings
Like much of the rest of the world, I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 last weekend. The Harry Potter books, and fandom, hold a very special place in my heart, and the seventh book