Fan fiction and fan communities in the age of the Internet : new essays /
edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
- vi, 290 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : work in progress / Fan fiction : a bibliography of critical works -- A brief history of media fandom / Archontic literature : a definition, a history, and several theories of fan fiction / One true pairing : the romance of pornography and the pornography of romance / Intimatopia : genre intersections between slash and the mainstream / The toy soldiers from Leeds : the slash palimpsest / Construction of fan fiction character through narrative / Keeping promises to queer children : making space (for Mary Sue) at Hogwarts / The audience as editor : the role of beta readers in online fan fiction communities / Cunning linguists : the bisexual erotics of words/silence/flesh / My life is a WIP on my LJ : slashing the slasher and the reality of celebrity and Internet performances / Writing bodies in space : media fan fiction as theatrical performance / "This dratted thing" : fannish storytelling through new media / From shooting monsters to shooting movies : machinima and the transformative play of video game fan culture / Kristina Busse, Karen Hellekson -- Francesca Coppa -- Abigail Derecho -- Catherine Driscoll -- Elizabeth Woledge -- Mafalda Stasi -- Deborah Kaplan -- Ika Willis -- Angelina I. Karpovich -- Eden Lackner, Barbara Lynn Lucas, Robin Anne Reid -- Kristina Busse -- Francesca Coppa -- Louisa Ellen Stein -- Robert Jones.
"The essays in this volume explore the world of fan fiction--its purposes, how it is created, how the fan experiences it. Grouped by subject matter, twelve essays cover topics such as genre intersection, sexual relationships between characters, character construction through narrative and the role of the beta reader in online communities"--Provided by publisher.