{"product_id":"fan-fiction-and-fan-communities-in-the-age-of-the-internet-new-essays-paperback","title":"Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Hellekson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKristina Busse\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fans have been responding to literary works since the days of Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and Euripedes' \u003ci\u003eMedea.\u003c\/i\u003e More recently, a number of science fiction, fantasy, media, and game works have found devoted fan followings. The advent of the Internet has brought these groups from relatively limited, face-to-face enterprises to easily accessible global communities, within which fan texts proliferate and are widely read and even more widely commented upon. New interactions between readers and writers of fan texts are possible in these new virtual communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter, \u003c\/i\u003e 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, 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. The work also discusses the terminology used by creators of fan artifacts and comments on the effects of technological advancements on fan communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Hellekson\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance copy editor and independent scholar. She is coeditor of the open access journal \u003ci\u003eTransformative Works and Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e and of the quarterly \u003ci\u003eSFRA Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Maine. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristina Busse\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the University of South Alabama and has published a variety of essays on fan fiction and fan culture. She is the founding coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTransformative Works and Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51818666164512,"sku":"9780786426409","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/443476f10d33cb49851e06d5a7aa920b.webp?v=1781120072","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fan-fiction-and-fan-communities-in-the-age-of-the-internet-new-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}