Fanwork Critical Analysis #3 (Fanfic: "100 Days 026 - 035")
Fanwork: Original Tumblr Posts 1 & 2 / On Livejournal 1 & 2 / On Fanfiction.Net

Context of this fanart:

(This fanfiction is a continuation of the first fanfic I did for this class, so I'm going to be repeating myself a lot...)

100 Days is a drabble series I began back in 2009 when I was at my ( Read more... )

What did you learn about your fandom? What creative work does your fandom perform? What further work could you do?

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First, I decided to do a meme because 1) I do not have good video editing skills and thus a viral video was out and 2) the Nabari fandom isn’t very present on Twitter so trying to get a hastag trending there would be near impossible. Which left the meme option and thus “Nabari Fan” was created.

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Write a short article on fandom in the voice of James Wolcott.

This reflection is late because I really frickin' hate James Wolcott's voice. I've been dreading sitting down and doing this. But here goes nothing...

Discussion of fanfiction invariably seems to begin with mounting defenses for the production of fanfiction, along with a built-in apology ( Read more... )

It's been a few weeks since the last one, but finally we have reflection number 10!

What fandom do you wish you did for the semester project?

I'm pretty damn happy with Nabari no Ou, to be quite frank. I know that some people got disgruntled with their fandoms, but I just wound up like the Nabari fandom more. So... yeah.

There are fandoms I considered ( Read more... )

Things have been slow for a while over at this journal because of spring break and then my professor taking off for a conference. BUT, today I bring something nice and big.

The Hidden World: Nabari no Ou Fandom as a Discourse Community

Ta-dah! My ethnography! It's done! This is the report that my fandom survey earlier was for and now you can finally ( Read more... )

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So I thought I did this already, then I saw it in my drafts and realized it wasn’t done and that I’m dumb. Late post is late.

Come up with one observation, question, or commentary based on the issue of gender, sexuality, or other “controversial” topics that we should discuss in class (with regards to fandom) and why you think your commentary/ ( Read more... )

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Is fandom mostly a positive force or a negative force? Argue for or against fandom.

(Incoherency, disorganization, and late posting brought to you by Sickness: A MJ Fisher Production.)

I am for fandom. If I wasn't why would I be involved in it, not to mention taking a university class revolving around it? But I feel like playing devil's advocate.

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