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Simple Appeal: Analyzing FanFiction.net. by Lauren Burton. Evolution of Fan Fiction. Traced back to the 1930s Science fiction Grew prolifically since the Internet 1998 - FanFiction.net
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Simple Appeal:Analyzing FanFiction.net by Lauren Burton
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
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
The Straight and Narrow Path • Organization aids Navigation • Critical • FanFiction.net • Navigation bar • Sub navigation bar
FIGURATIVELY Homepage Media Type Specific Show Story Author Dictionary Moon (figuratively) Back
Bland With a Side of Bland • Lack of color • Tan, blue, white • Black simple text • Blue Hyperlinks • Few advertisements
Bland is Good? • Focus on stories • Distractions undermine writers’ efforts • Respectful • Sophisticated
The Mishing of the Mash • Subject Matter • Authors • Styles • Genres • Mish-Mash affect • Appeal for everyone
A Sense of Community • Free • Languages • Creative Expression • Reviews • Extends to real world
Why it’s the Best • Organizations and navigation • Bland color scheme • Mish-mash affect • Community support group It Works!
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>.