This post touched on how the ephemera of fandom could be considered for archiving. This is elaborated by scholars in fandom studies as a direct result of how transformative works and cultures are already structured. Those who enter a fandom
The Classics of Fan Studies: Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse – Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet
Today, I’m going to talk about a book that I always recommend to people who want to discover fan studies: Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet which is a collection of essays around fandoms edited
What academica can learn from fandom
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.