Hello, I’m looking for attacks on Jane Austen fanfiction – preferably online fanfiction – from the cultural establishment (scholars, critics, journalists, etc), perhaps denigrating fanfic in terms of its popularity, literary quality, etc. Do you know any of these? I’ve
CfP European Fandoms and Fan Studies Conference
European Fandom and Fan Studies: Localization and Translation One Day Symposium, 9 November 2013 Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis and University of Amsterdam Department of Media Studies Call for Papers The increasingly global circulation of media often threatens to obscure
Worldcon Site Selection
This is the third in a series of posts by Emma England on fannish issues surrounding Worldcon, the longest running science fiction and fantasy convention in the world. Emma is the 2014 Worldcon academic track organizer and is currently researching
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is currently in its third edition and encompasses over 4 million words about all things SF. It is published online in collaboration with Gollancz and the SF Gateway. This new
[META] Worldcon, Not Just Literature
This is the second in a series of posts by Emma England on fannish issues surrounding Worldcon, the longest running science fiction and fantasy convention in the world. Emma is the 2014 Worldcon academic track organizer and is currently researching
Worldcon, Not Just Literature
This is the second in a series of posts by Emma England on fannish issues surrounding Worldcon, the longest running science fiction and fantasy convention in the world. Emma is the 2014 Worldcon academic track organizer and is currently researching
[LINK] Science Fiction Fandom History
Two particularly useful websites for the study of the history of science fiction fandom are Fancyclopedia III and its sponsor site, Fanac. Both websites are primarily concerned with the history of long-term “traditional” science fiction fandom, such as that associated
[REQUEST] Abigail De Kosnik, Should Fan Fiction Be Free?
Does anyone have a version they can share of this article? It was quoted in an earlier post and now I’m very curious to read the whole thing, ahem. 🙂 Crosspost: http://fanhackers.tumblr.com/post/48596873926
[META] Worldcon, The World’s Longest Running Science Fiction Convention
This is the first in a series of posts on fannish issues surrounding Worldcon, the longest running science fiction and fantasy convention in the world, by the 2014 Worldcon academic track organizer Emma England. First up is an intro to
[META] The Glass
lianesque said: “have you seen this fantastic tumblr illustration of the famous Jenkins quote? http://raktajino-hot.tumblr.com/post/43063405852/link-to-quote-source-x” That’s awesome! I wish we could do that with all quotes. Browsing around, it seems like there’s even a vid of this particular quote – http://henryjenkins.org/2008/05/the_glass.html.