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prophetic

angels and band boys

Feb 27, 2009 23:47

I was going to post about this on Twitter, but there are a few RL people who follow me there that I felt I just couldn't burden with this. That, and I figured they wouldn't be able to keep up and I didn't want to sound like I was spouting nonsense.

I thought I was through with the whole "mind broken and reformed by fanfic" experience, the whole " ( Read more... )

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tempore February 28 2009, 18:02:11 UTC

Have you ever read the essay "Tradition and the Individual Talent" by TS Eliot? Because that ties in with Remix Culture, and while this is the first time I've heard that term, it resonated so hard with me. I talk about intertextuality, the "in jokes" and references of literature in other literature and music, or whatever creative media-- such as using lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest in TS Eliot's The Waste Land. He wrote about that, though, about how taking those things, elements of the art that has gone before, and using them in a new context creates new meaning-- and the old canon shuffles around to make room for the new ( ... )

prophetic February 28 2009, 18:29:45 UTC

Nnngh. This is AWESOME, what you say here. I may write neat things, but your contribution expands them immeasurably, you know that, right?

I haven't read the essay. I will. I like Eliot, and it's easier for me to digest essays than poetry. I can't believe that he was talking about the same thing--I mean, I've heard the term intertextualtiy, but I think I've always heard it more in a sociological sense, not in an art/meaning sense. I think the art/meaning sense is what's really being opened up to me right now, and it hits me at such a deeper level than the sociological stuff does.

I whole heartedly agree with you on there being a place for RPS; I've always loved the way you've articulated its worth, and it's helped me feel less ashamed of being part of the genre. And I think you are totally right on about it being a safe place for teenage girls to experiment with sexuality. Hell, it's been a safe place for me to experiment with sexuality. (As an aside, that's one thing I find incredibly valuable about all of fandom: it's ( ... )

tempore March 1 2009, 07:17:36 UTC

I really would like to do any graduate study on this very topic, because I do feel like it's something that is too easily dismissed and overlooked ( ... )

prophetic March 2 2009, 00:03:48 UTC

As far as I can tell, remix culture is the topic of the hour, so I bet now would be a great time to do graduate study on this sort of thing. The person at the Quaker conference is doing PhD work in remix culture and faith/spirituality, and flourish is doing fandom and modern media, it seems like, so I think it's hitting every subject area. I'm excited for your future studies ( ... )

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that_1_incident March 1 2009, 03:38:02 UTC

Oh my gosh, I have to read angel!Frank on a mission from God likerightnow. I love the overlay of real and not real, when there's just enough specific fact to make a completely fictional set of occurrences gel.

PS I added you on Twitter. I basically spaz about the Jonas Brothers a lot and tweet bad puns. You've been warned.

prophetic March 1 2009, 04:32:54 UTC

I promise you, you will not be disappointed. It's amazing.

I added you back on Twitter! I'm so ready for Jonas Brothers and bad puns!

that_1_incident March 2 2009, 20:34:49 UTC

Definitely read the whole thing in one day. Am now displaying a strange yearning for winged!Frank.

prophetic March 3 2009, 02:15:13 UTC

I'm glad you liked it!! Wasn't it awesome??

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evangelysta March 2 2009, 19:59:00 UTC

not into bandom but totally have a prophetic addiction, so don't cut me off. I need my fix of resounding joy and earth-shattering love. keep it comin'!

prophetic March 3 2009, 02:14:13 UTC

resounding joy and earth-shattering love

You're so nice! This is what it feels like to me too.