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Thinking (loosely, vaguely) meta about fan/media/culture interaction.
Is fan fiction-based fandom a resistant culture of discontent?
Is fan fiction-based fandom a cult of worship for the creator(s)/media product?
Addressing question number one: sometimes, though as applies to myself I prefer the term “reclamation” to resistance. Still, I know that a number of the pieces I’ve produced have come as a form of argument.
Question two: ugh, but yes, sometimes. I recall comments made referring (with barely any irony) to J.K. Rowling as supernormal entity, for example.
So really, both and neither. Every so often somebody in fandom assumes all one or the other, and throws a fit at other fans taking things a different way. Broken assumptions seem to cause major stress.
There are too many variables for a decent study on fans, and no way I’ve been able to think up to create a truly representative description. For which , really, I’m kind of glad. Fans can be of any gender , any racial/cultural/ethnic background or set of backgrounds, any financial bracket, etc. There are as many types of fanhood as there are expressions of religious/spiritual faith.
Perhaps they are in some way related.
/end babbling
Is fan fiction-based fandom a resistant culture of discontent?
Is fan fiction-based fandom a cult of worship for the creator(s)/media product?
Addressing question number one: sometimes, though as applies to myself I prefer the term “reclamation” to resistance. Still, I know that a number of the pieces I’ve produced have come as a form of argument.
Question two: ugh, but yes, sometimes. I recall comments made referring (with barely any irony) to J.K. Rowling as supernormal entity, for example.
So really, both and neither. Every so often somebody in fandom assumes all one or the other, and throws a fit at other fans taking things a different way. Broken assumptions seem to cause major stress.
There are too many variables for a decent study on fans, and no way I’ve been able to think up to create a truly representative description. For which , really, I’m kind of glad. Fans can be of any gender , any racial/cultural/ethnic background or set of backgrounds, any financial bracket, etc. There are as many types of fanhood as there are expressions of religious/spiritual faith.
Perhaps they are in some way related.
/end babbling