NY Times on the HP Fandom, Redux
It's not the first time they've written about the HP fandom, or HP slash, but it is the first time they've put "fanfic" in quotes as if it's not a real "thing".
And I wanted to discuss the the Potterwars situation (which was going on just as I came info fandom), which I've been trying to write about for a long time because it happened when fandom was extremely small compared to how it grew as the films were announced and GoF: The Book was released.
It was a significant moment for many of us who were fandom newbies - inspiration for us to tell the corporation no, we aren't going to mark all our fics with gay characters as R-rated - but the perspectives encapsulated in the article were very, very limited. There is an interesting oral history of the HP fandom, but this NY Times article isn't it.
If you want to read the article, it's here.
And I wanted to discuss the the Potterwars situation (which was going on just as I came info fandom), which I've been trying to write about for a long time because it happened when fandom was extremely small compared to how it grew as the films were announced and GoF: The Book was released.
It was a significant moment for many of us who were fandom newbies - inspiration for us to tell the corporation no, we aren't going to mark all our fics with gay characters as R-rated - but the perspectives encapsulated in the article were very, very limited. There is an interesting oral history of the HP fandom, but this NY Times article isn't it.
If you want to read the article, it's here.