Fanfiction and the author how fanfic changes popular cultural texts

Through a rigorous quantitative/qualitative discourse analysis - never before undertaken in relation to online fanfiction and its reception - 'Fanfiction and the Author' demonstrates how fanfic relating to Sherlock, Game of Thrones and Supernatural works to change and consolidate the disco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fathallah, Judith
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2017, [2017]©2017
Series:Transmedia
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. From Foucault to Fanfic; Foucault and Language; Fanfiction in the Academy; 2. Methodology; Discourse Analysis; Internet Studies; Sampling and Process; 3. The White Man at the Centre of the World: Masculinity in Sherlock; Introduction; Masculinity in Sherlock; Fandom's Reconstruction of Masculinity in Sherlock; 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; 5. 'I'm a God': The Author and the Writing Fan in Supernatural; Introduction
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-230) and index
  • The Construction of Authorship and Fandom in SupernaturalFandom's Reconstruction of Authorship and Fandom; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Written Texts; Film, Television and Other Media; Index