The Case for Fanfiction: Exploring the Pleasures and Practices of a Maligned Craft
Author:   Ashley J. Barner
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476668772


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   31 October 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Challenging readers to rethink what they read and why, the author questions the aesthetic assumptions that have led to the devaluing of fanfiction--a genre criticized as both tasteless and derivative--and other ""guilty pleasure"" reading (and writing), including romance and fantasy. The complicated relationship between ""fanfic"" and intellectual property rights is discussed in light of the millennia-old tradition of derivative literature, before modern copyright law established originality as the hallmark of great fiction. ""Absorbed reading""--the practice of immersing oneself in the narrative versus critically ""reading from a distance""--is a strong motive for the appropriation by fanfiction of canon characters and worlds.

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Author:   Ashley J. Barner
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781476668772


ISBN 10:   1476668779
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   31 October 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. “Nouseled” in Books 2. Getting Above Themselves 3. Story ­Sue-icide 4. Scope for Discontent 5. Please Don’t Kill the Author 6. Follow the Money 7. Damaging the Brand 8. Schrödinger’s Legolas Conclusions Glossary Chapter Notes Works Cited Index

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"""An inherently fascinating, thoughtful and thought-provoking read from beginning to end...a unique and very special addition""--Midwest Book Review."


An inherently fascinating, thoughtful and thought-provoking read from beginning to end...a unique and very special addition --Midwest Book Review.


Author Information

Ashley J. Barner received her Ph.D. in literature from Ohio University and is the author of a fantasy novel. She lives in Pennsylvania, with her family and their fourteen cats.

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