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Exploring FanFiction.net: A Diverse Online Archive

Dive into the evolution of fan fiction, traced back to the 1930s, now thriving on FanFiction.net since 1998. Analyze its simple navigation, organization, and community support. Discover the vast array of genres, styles, and languages for creative expression.

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Exploring FanFiction.net: A Diverse Online Archive

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  1. Simple Appeal:Analyzing FanFiction.net by Lauren Burton

  2. Evolution of Fan Fiction • Traced back to the 1930s • Science fiction • Grew prolifically since the Internet • 1998 - FanFiction.net • “FanFiction.net is the largest online fan fiction archive, housing over a million fan fiction texts” (Black). • Simple, easy to navigate, diverse Photo Credit: stewf.blogs.com

  3. It Pays to be Organized • Search options clearly marked and separated • Refine searches • Date • Genre • Maturity level • Language • Length • Status • Characters • Links to author and chapters

  4. The Straight and Narrow Path • Organization aids Navigation • Critical • FanFiction.net • Navigation bar • Sub navigation bar

  5. FIGURATIVELY Homepage Media Type Specific Show Story Author Dictionary Moon (figuratively) Back

  6. Bland With a Side of Bland • Lack of color • Tan, blue, white • Black simple text • Blue Hyperlinks • Few advertisements

  7. Bland is Good? • Focus on stories • Distractions undermine writers’ efforts • Respectful • Sophisticated

  8. The Mishing of the Mash • Subject Matter • Authors • Styles • Genres • Mish-Mash affect • Appeal for everyone

  9. A Sense of Community • Free • Languages • Creative Expression • Reviews • Extends to real world

  10. Why it’s the Best • Organizations and navigation • Bland color scheme • Mish-mash affect • Community support group It Works!

  11. Sources • Black, Rebecca W. “English-language learners, fan communities, and 21st-century skills. (Case study).” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 52.8 (May 2009): 688(10). Academic OneFile. Gale. Alma College Library. 5 Oct. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/gtx/start.do?prodId=AONE>. • Ecks, Michela. "FanFiction.Net." Fan History Wiki Eds. Tara O'Shea, Steven Savage, Sheryl Martin, and Mickela Ecks. MediaWiki, 6 Sep. 2009. Web. 7 Oct. 2009 <http://www.fanpop.com/external/482911>. • Li, Xing. FanFiction.Net Ed. Mickela Ecks. N.p., 1998. Web. 6 Oct. 2009 <http://www.fanfiction.net/>. • Thomas, Angela. “Fan fiction online: engagement, critical response and affective play through writing.” Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 29.3 (Oct. 2006): 226(14). Academic OneFile. Gale. Alma College Library. 5 Oct. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/gtx/start.do?prodId=AONE>.

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