“The Normal Love of the ‘Aca-fan’ (On Slash),” by eyanfire (translated by Lori Morimoto)
Curator’s Note: The proliferation of fan activity online has led to greater points of contact between fans in geographically far-flung places, and with it the intensified exchange of ideas about both … Continue reading
December 11, 2014 · 2 Comments
“Canon Shenanigans: The Limits of Canon and the Legitimacy of Fanworks,” by tonipontificates
Curator’s note: this is the second of two meta that consider the relationship of canon to transformative fandom; here, tonipontificates considers the nature of canon in an increasingly transmediated (and … Continue reading
October 16, 2014 · 1 Comment
“How Fanfiction Makes Us Poor,” by cupids bow
“How fanfiction makes us poor” is a provocative title, isn’t it? You might well be feeling a knee-jerk frisson of anger in response, which is pretty much the effect I … Continue reading
September 25, 2014 · 5 Comments
The Fan Meta Reader 