Books
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Hellekson, Karen and Kristina Busse. Fan Fiction and Fandom in the Age of
the Internet. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006.
Edited by the editors of Transformative Works and Cultures (who are fan fiction fans and academics) this collection of essays addresses different contexts in which fan fiction resides, fan fiction as literature, fan fiction and community, and fan fiction as a medium of communication. If nothing else, the introduction is worth reading, as it presents an interesting discussion of the community that creates fandom and fan fiction.
Jenkins, Henry. Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture. New York: Routledge, 1992.
This book is known as the seminal text when it comes to discussing fan culture. That being said, Jenkins uses very little academic jargon and you will find you’re nodding your head at his points in each chapter. Topics discussed include textual interaction as a fan, slash fic, fan fiction reading/writing, fan videos, and filk.
Pugh, Sheenagh. The Democratic Genre: Fan Fiction in a literary context. Bridgend, Wales: Seren, 2005.
Focusing on the literary nature, instead of a sociological commentary, Pugh addresses fan fiction from several angles: canon writing, AU, characters, slash, and collaboration within fic. Additionally, the text has several appendices, including a glossary of fanfic terms, and indexes of fandoms, fan fiction authors, and fan fiction stories.
Edited by the editors of Transformative Works and Cultures (who are fan fiction fans and academics) this collection of essays addresses different contexts in which fan fiction resides, fan fiction as literature, fan fiction and community, and fan fiction as a medium of communication. If nothing else, the introduction is worth reading, as it presents an interesting discussion of the community that creates fandom and fan fiction.
Jenkins, Henry. Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture. New York: Routledge, 1992.
This book is known as the seminal text when it comes to discussing fan culture. That being said, Jenkins uses very little academic jargon and you will find you’re nodding your head at his points in each chapter. Topics discussed include textual interaction as a fan, slash fic, fan fiction reading/writing, fan videos, and filk.
Pugh, Sheenagh. The Democratic Genre: Fan Fiction in a literary context. Bridgend, Wales: Seren, 2005.
Focusing on the literary nature, instead of a sociological commentary, Pugh addresses fan fiction from several angles: canon writing, AU, characters, slash, and collaboration within fic. Additionally, the text has several appendices, including a glossary of fanfic terms, and indexes of fandoms, fan fiction authors, and fan fiction stories.
Fanfiction Archives
Fanfiction.net: Started in 1998, this archive is sort of the grandfather of fan fiction collections.
Archive of Our Own: A relatively new archive, still in its beta format. This site is run by the academic journal, Transformative Works and Cultures, which publishes articles on media studies and the fan community.
Web Resources
Transformative Works and Cultures, an academic journal on fandom and media studies.
Fanlore, a wiki on all things fannish and run by Transformative Works and Cultures.
Physical Teen Third Spaces in Libraries - A How-To Website.
A Literary History of Twitter, according to The Telegraph.
The Twitter Novel Project
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