Production and reading of fan fiction in the online community of the Fringe series: transmediality, competition and media literacy
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Fan fiction, beta readers, television programs, literacy (source, Unesco Thesaurus).Abstract
This article analyzes the effects of transmedia narrative in the creation and consumption of a class of fan work as fan fiction based on a study of the online community of writers and readers dedicated to the TV series Fringe (FOX, 2008-2013), one of the most important transmedia franchises in recent years. Based on an online survey of qualitative and participant observation within this community, research focuses on describing the characteristics of fan fiction in the transmedia landscape and explores complementary manner interpretative skills acquisition and media skills by fans. The article concludes by revealing the warm influence that the set of associated products to the series have on the creative process of fan fiction, while identifying their condition of central character practice, stressing the importance of character as the element on which fans build their narrative expansions. Finally, the value of fanfiction as a tool for media literacy is also noted.Downloads
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2014-12-15
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Guerrero-Pico, M. (2014). Production and reading of fan fiction in the online community of the Fringe series: transmediality, competition and media literacy. Palabra Clave, 18(3). Retrieved from https://palabraclave.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/palabraclave/article/view/4760
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