Resources
Articles:
- Thomas. A. (2007). Blurring and breaking through the boundaries of narrative literacy, and identity in adolescent fan fiction. In A New Literacies Sampler. Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (Eds.). New York: Peter Lang, 137-165.
- Xu, J. (2011). Austen’s fans and fans’ Austen. Journal of Literary Semantics, 40(1), 81-97.
- Leavenworth, M.L., & Isaksson, M. (2013). Vampire prosumption: Archives, genres, and fans’ negotiation of the rules. In Fanged Fan Fiction: Variations on Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries (pp. 44-67). Jefferson, CA: McFarland.
Five nights at freddy's fanfiction*These podcasts contain some strong coarse language
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Articles:
- Black, R.W. (2009). English-language learners, fan communities, and 21st century skills.Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 52(8), 688-697.
- Lankshear, C., & Knobel, M. (2007). Sampling “the new” in New Literacies. In M. Knobel & C. Lankshear (Eds.), A new literacy sampler. New York: Peter Lang, 1-24.
- Fiske, J. (1992). The cultural economy of fandom. In L. Lewis (Ed.), The adoring audience: Fan culture & popular media London: Routledge.
initial Response
This week’s readings and videos focused on fan fiction was an eye opener for me. I have not read or written fan fiction or used it in my teaching. Or have I? If I think about it, I have always had my students write about what they have read by taking a different spin on the original story. Sometimes it could be that I am asking them to add to the ending, a prequel or from another character’s perspective. All of that could be fan fiction. In the past mostly we would share our stories with only within our class by switching stories or having the author read them aloud in class. More recently through the use of blogs we have shared our stories with classmates online where students could leave comments and feedback for each other. If I were to go back into the class I would now be more comfortable having my students publish publically so we could connect with other classes. I can see such value in allowing students to publish their various fanfic on a Fan Fiction site. It would open up their work to a broader and more authentic audience, instead of only having their classmates and teacher read their work.
I love how the fans who get involved with fanfic are so invested in the storyworld. The case study of the 2 girls who met online and have been writing fanfic for a year was quite interesting. This was not something they were doing for school but there were so many learning outcomes from the curriculum that would have been met. Not only were they writing narratives, poetry and journals from various points of view, they were also creating artwork (sketches & digital avatars). They even used yahoo instant messenger to roleplay as their characters, when drafting the dialogue for their fanfic. How could we utilize fan fiction for learning in the classroom? I wonder about what kinds of fan fiction sites are out there that would be suitable for K-12 students?
Post discussion response
I had not really participated in fanfiction or really understood what is was before this course. It was interesting to here from the other members of the discussions group who have participated in fanfic. It gave me more insight into that world. Now that I think back I did come across some Twilight Fanfic after reading the books. I really enjoyed the books and was looking up information about the author when I came across some Twilight Fanfic. At the time I was so into reading about those characters and did not want it to end. Reading the Fanfic stories was a way that the story continued for me. Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately for me, school started shortly after and I no longer had time to read anymore of the Twilight Fanfic. I say fortunately because I could see how it could become a little obsessive once you travel down the fanfic rabbit hole! You could spend hours exploring the fanfic world of Twilight! In educational context I can see how you could really use the fanfic and fandom to hook students into reading and writing on the stories and characters that really peak their interests. Any ways you can hook kids into reading and writing should be considered. Fanfic is one avenue I have not taken advantage of yet! I recently came across this website called Write About. The Write About site was created by a teacher for other teachers. This seems like a good option for elementary students to set up groups based on a book or character to create and share fanfic in a safe space geared towards classroom teachers and their students.