{"product_id":"9780786454969","title":"Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays","description":"Fans have been responding to literary works since the days of Homer’s \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and Euripedes’ \u003ci\u003eMedea.\u003c\/i\u003e More recently, a number of science fiction, fantasy, media, and game works have found devoted fan followings. The advent of the Internet has brought these groups from relatively limited, face-to-face enterprises to easily accessible global communities, within which fan texts proliferate and are widely read and even more widely commented upon. New interactions between readers and writers of fan texts are possible in these new virtual communities.    From \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter,\u003c\/i\u003e the essays in this volume explore the world of fan fiction—its purposes, how it is created, how the fan experiences it. Grouped by subject matter, essays cover topics such as genre intersection, sexual relationships between characters, character construction through narrative, and the role of the beta reader in online communities. The work also discusses the terminology used by creators of fan artifacts and comments on the effects of technological advancements on fan communities.    Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077756633328,"sku":"9780786454969","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786454969_p0.jpg?v=1763665499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786454969","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}