Productive Fandom: Intermediality and Affective Reception in Fan Cultures (Transmedia)

To Dismantle Negative Stereotypes Of Fans, This Book Offers A Media Ethnography Of The Digital Culture, Conventions, And Urban Spaces Associated With Fandoms, Arguing That Fandom Is An Area Of Productive, Creative, And Subversive Value. By Examining The Fandoms Of Sherlock, Glee, Firefly, And Other Popular Television-based Franchises, The Author Appeals To Fans And Scholars Alike In Her Empirically Grounded Methodology And Insightful Analysis Of Production Hierarchies, Gender, Sexuality, Play, And Affect. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.shared Narratives: Intermediality In Fandom -- Introduction -- Fan Studies -- Productivity And Affectivity -- Historical Perspectives -- Intermediality -- Transmedia Design -- Conceptualizing Productive Fandom -- Outline -- Elf Fantasy Fair 2010 -- Spotting Fans -- 2.fan Membership: Traditional And Digital Fieldwork -- Introduction -- Methods Of Audience Studies -- Insider Ethnography -- Aca-fan And Geek Feminist -- Online Ethnography -- Ethical Guidelines -- Conclusion -- F.a.c.t.s. 2010 -- Treasure Hunt -- 3.naturalizing Sherlock: Dutch Fans Interpret The Famous Detective -- Introduction -- Sherlock -- Reader-response Criticism -- Naturalization -- Experientiality -- Dutch Sherlock Fans -- Online Sherlock Fandom -- Cultural Repertoires -- British Detectives -- Modernity -- References And Characterization -- Conclusion -- Fedcon 2011 -- Meeting The Media Stars -- 4.queer Teen Drama: Rewriting And Narrative Closure In Glee Fan Fiction Note Continued: Introduction -- Glee -- Narrative Closure -- Literary Analysis And Method -- Pick Up Right Where We Left -- Queer Bully -- The Lost Nightingale -- Darkening Glee -- Mostverse -- Growing Up -- Conclusion -- Otakon2on -- The Intimacy Of Strangers -- 5.transmedia Play: Approaching The Possible Worlds Of Firefly -- Virtual Encounters -- Firefly -- Transmedial Worlds -- Game Worlds -- Role-playing -- Online Firefly Role-playing -- Serenity Tabletop -- The Many Suitors Of Lady Arden -- Medium Specificity Of Serenity -- Boarding New Carolina -- Design Of The Fan Game -- Mediation And Embodiment Of Firefly -- Conclusion -- Wcs & Comic Markets 2012 -- Pilgrimage To Japan -- 6.embodied Characters: The Affective Process Of Cosplay -- Introduction -- Ludology Of Cosplay -- The Affective Process -- Grounding Identity And Gender -- The Felt And Fashioned Body -- Engaging With Media Texts -- Becoming The Character -- Crafting And Preserving The Outfit -- Conclusion Note Continued: Bibliography -- About The Author -- 7.conclusion: Prospects For Fan Studies -- Challenges Of An Emerging Field -- Ethnographic Approach -- Core Concepts And Findings -- Fan Identity -- Future Of Fandom -- Bibliography -- About The Author. Nicolle Lamerichs. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 10 1. Shared Narratives: Intermediality in Fandom 12 Introduction 12 Fan Studies 16 Productivity and Affectivity 18 Historical Perspectives 20 Intermediality 22 Transmedia Design 27 Conceptualizing Productive Fandom 30 Outline 32 Elf Fantasy Fair 2010 36 Spotting Fans 36 2. Fan Membership: Traditional and Digital Fieldwork 48 Introduction 48 Methods of Audience Studies 49 Insider Ethnography 50 “Aca-Fan” and “Geek Feminist” 52 Online Ethnography 55 Ethical Guidelines 58 Conclusion 59 F.A.C.T.S. 2010 60 Treasure Hunt 60 3. Naturalizing Sherlock: Dutch Fans Interpret the Famous Detective 68 Introduction 68 Sherlock 70 Reader-Response Criticism 74 Naturalization 76 Experientiality 80 Dutch Sherlock Fans 82 Online Sherlock fandom 83 Cultural Repertoires 86 British Detectives 92 Modernity 94 References and Characterization 96 Conclusion 100 FedCon 2011 104 Meeting the Media Stars 104 4. Queer Teen Drama: Rewriting and Narrative Closure in Glee Fan Fiction 112 Introduction 112 Glee 115 Narrative Closure 119 Literary Analysis and Method 121 Pick Up Right Where We Left 124 Queer Bully 125 The Lost Nightingale 131 Darkening Glee 132 Mostverse 137 Growing up 139 Conclusion 142 Otakon 2011 144 The Intimacy of Strangers 144 5. Transmedia Play: Approaching the Possible Worlds of Firefly 152 Virtual Encounters 152 Firefly 156 Transmedial Worlds 160 Game Worlds 163 Role-Playing 166 Online Firefly Role-Playing 168 Serenity Tabletop 171 The Many Suitors of Lady Arden 174 Medium Specificity of Serenity 178 Boarding New Carolina 180 Design of the Fan Game 182 Mediation and Embodiment of Firefly 185 Conclusion 187 WCS & Comic Markets 2012 190 Pilgrimage to Japan 190 6. Embodied Characters: The Affective Process of Cosplay 200 Introduction 200 Ludology of Cosplay 202 The Affective Process 206 Grounding Identity and Gender 210 The Felt and Fashioned Body 214 Engaging with Media Texts 217 Becoming the Character 220 Crafting and Preserving the Outfit 224 Conclusion 227 Bibliography 228 About the author 231 7. Conclusion: Prospects for Fan Studies 232 Challenges of an Emerging Field 232 Ethnographic Approach 235 Core Concepts and Findings 236 Fan Identity 237 Future of Fandom 239 Bibliography 240 About the author 240 Bibliography of Fan Works 242 Index 244