OTW Fannews: Fandom in Motion
Taal Engels MoviePilot.com looked at how the rapid appearance of Linkle fan art made a statement about her acceptance within the fandom. "When Linkle was first announced as a new character for the...
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Taal Engels The Phillipine Star offered a look at fanfic's changing prominence. "You, me, and your lola are probably now aware of what fanfiction is. In my simple mind, it used to be some underground...
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Taal Engels The Learned Fangirl wrote about the professionalization of fandom."As we see more mainstream writing and academic study about the economies of fan culture and digital media, the ideas that...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Museums of Faith
Taal Engels A write-up at Patheos reported on several papers presented on fandom and religion. "We see there, and in Star Trek fandom's rejection of a sexist interpretation of 'Turnabout Intruder,'...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Crossing Boundaries
Taal Engels Hypable reported on how a The 100 fanfic went viral in non-fanfic communities. "It’s absolutely hilarious to see how non-fandom has responded to this fictional argument, and how people have...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: The Year in Fandom
Taal Engels Hypable kicked off the end of year list tradition with an article on fandom things to be thankful for. "I knew that I wanted characters that I could relate to, but I had no idea the sort of...
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Taal Engels Canada's National Post reported on the 141st birthday of Lucy Maud Montgomery by citing not only the various incarnations and tributes to Anne of Green Gables but also its fanfiction. "Anne...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Published Fanfiction
Taal Engels The release of two books has continued to spread discussion about fanfiction. The Guardianwrote about Stephanie Meyers'genderswapped Twilight. "Life and Death is apparently a demonstration...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Self-Defining
Taal Engels An article at The Mary Sue proposed talking to leaders in the fanfic and fanart worlds to get a better sense of what inspired them to create, how they feel about the higher profile, and how...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Coming Attractions
Taal Engels Both the Wall Street Journal and The Global Timeswrote about China's approach to fanworks and intellectual property. The Journal reported on Alibaba Pictures' plans to "no longer hire...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Fandom Force
Taal Engels The release of the new Star Wars film prompted a renewed focus on fan activities in the news media, such as this speculation on the role of the prequels. "By the mid 2000s it was clear:...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Everybody Wants You
Taal Engels Tor.com discussed the appeal of fanwork exchanges and four factors that make them so special to participate in. "That’s the amazing thing about online fandom: It’s built on the notion of...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Fandom Awakens & Stretches
Taal Engels New York magazine took the opportunity to point out what the release of a new Star Wars film really means and included some early numbers from AO3. "[I]f you have even passing knowledge of...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Celebrations in Focus
Taal Engels Fandom in 2015 was more "out" than ever before, with increasingly insightful takes on it that questioned common assumptions and sought to educate the public (and not just through academia.)...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Making the Old New Again
Taal Engels The return of The X-Files prompted a number of media sites to reminisce about changes in fandom since the original series. Flavorwire wrote about the tools and companions of old. "The...
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