1st Edition
Fanfiction and the Author How Fanfic Changes Popular Cultural Texts
By Judith Fathallah
Copyright 2017
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
The production, reception and discussion of fanfiction is a major aspect of contemporary global media. Thus far, however, the genre has been subject to relatively little rigorous qualitative or quantitative study-a problem that Judith M. Fathallah remedies here through close analysis of fanfiction related to Sherlock, Supernatural, and Game of Thrones. Her large-scale study of the sites,... Read more
Introduction, Chapter 1: From Foucault to Fanfic Foucault and Language Fanfiction in the Academy Chapter 2: Methodology Discourse Analysis Internet Studies Sampling and Process Chapter 3: The White Man at the Centre of the World: Masculinity in Sherlock Introduction Masculinity in Sherlock Fandom's Reconstruction of Masculinity in Sherlock Chapter 4: 'I AM YOUR KING': Authority in Game of Thrones Introduction Authority in Game of Thrones Fandom's Reconstruction of Authority in Game of Thrones Chapter 5: 'I'm a God': The Author and the Writing Fan in Supernatural Introduction The Construction of Authorship and Fandom in Supernatural Fandom's Reconstruction of Authorship and Fandom Chapter 6: Conclusion Summary of Findings; Implications for Further Study, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Judith M. Fathallah teaches media, and cultural studies at Bangor University in Wales. She is the author of several articles on fandom, TV Studies and popular culture.
