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discussion of racist terms in fandom prompt

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:29:17 GMT

There's a big argument going on over use of a racist term in a Harry Potter community's fanfic prompt ("miscegenation" was used; when asked to change the word to "interracial," the community moderators refused).

Links to ongoing discussion provided by liviapenn.

Cons, Fics and Vids - Poll !

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:30:55 GMT

Different things I've read this past week have made me think about what keeps fandoms active as well as what tools people use to find and get involved in fan activities. I've posted a poll at my journal and invite people to stop by and voice their opinion.

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:53:31 GMT

feklar writes about a World Wrestling Entertainment tie-in, an adventure novel by the WWE fearturing WWE professional wrestlers as secret agents.

"...But is it fanfic? I used to argue that the WWE shows essentially were RP fic--the McMahons even use their RL names. So is a WWE novel creating an AU about RP fic characters fanfic or RP fic?

It's so meta it makes my head hurt."

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:23:58 GMT

Does anyone know if there exists an HP fic-finding community along the lines of lotrips_finders?

A dissection of the Harmonians

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 23:14:04 GMT

angua9 explains What the fanatic Harry/Hermione shippers are thinking. I think.

FanArt, Fanfic, Fanprofit

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:04:09 GMT

sidewinder ponders why it's OK to get a profit on fanart and schwag, but anathema for fanfiction or vids.

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:22:51 GMT

julietveiled wants to know what's so odd about crackfic.

Hypermasculinity and WWE Fanfic--

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 06:27:23 GMT

brodeurbunny30 explores hypermasculinity and the lack of a divide between FPS and RPS in WWE here.

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:01:18 GMT

jassanja goes on about RPS and RL wives

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 04:51:16 GMT

taraljc talks about the new Doctor Who series and the main arc of the first season (kind of vague because there are spoilers)

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:40:21 GMT

Yours truly needs fandom's help again (and quickly, because I forgot about this community's existence--my paper's due Wednesday) with writing an essay on the connections between the Internet, sexuality, and fanfic writing.

The survey is here. The post also contains a link to my last academic paper on fandom as a subculture.

Fanfiction and original fiction

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:54:54 GMT

soupytwist argues that fanfiction and original fiction each have elements of the other within them.

Fan as Stalker

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:12:08 GMT

Responding to the latest round of RPS debates (yes, it's that time of the year again :-), ithiliana offers a fascinating reading of the uncomfortable proximities between fannish behavior in general and RPS in Fan as Stalker.

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:01:46 GMT

gisho enumerates the six types of pairings.

a different take on canon

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 05:18:58 GMT

karotsamused talks about the musical term "canon" and how it compares to the fandom term.

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:56:45 GMT

musesfool expounds on why fandom is like the mafia.

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:29:28 GMT

I have begun a small new research project examining attitudes toward LJ usernames. If you have ever changed your username and would like to be included as part of this research, or just want to read more about it, please go here.

Thank you.

Brilliant reading of the choreography of fight scenes in Buffy

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:01:43 GMT

lolaraincoat interprets the fight scenes in Buffy as allegory and characterization, from the perspective of Asian vs. Hollywood cinema, gender & queer studies, and various martial arts.

Sheila on not!dark fic

Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:50:55 GMT

an excellent result from the rant meme

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:44:39 GMT

paranoidkitten has some thoughts on girl-kisses on TV.

AUverses

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:18:47 GMT

destina has a fascinating discussion of the SG1/SGA Pegasus B universe and collectively written AUverses in general here

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 02:16:06 GMT

slashmommy defines the types of cons.

God, the Devil, and Wank

Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:40:09 GMT

cereta muses (rhetorically) on Richard Weaver's "Ultimate terms" and fannish versions thereof.

Sex, Discourse, Et Cetera

Sun, 02 Jan 2005 13:58:03 GMT

jennyo has an interesting post on sex and fandom.

Defining DarkFic

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 03:02:53 GMT

What is and isn't Darkfic? A thoughtful definition by savageseraph that is not specific to a single fandom, though originating discussion relates to LotR, nor only to fanfiction. Intriguing and sparks some good discussion.