Examining Collaborative Fanfiction: New Practices in Hyperdiegesis and Poaching

This paper focuses on how collaborative fanfiction has taken on new practices to accommodate fans as they gather new spaces for online communication as well as desire a deeper sense of community. Collaborative subcultures involve large groups of fans who work together to create expansive world-build...

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Main Author: Abby Kirby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/11/4/87
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Summary:This paper focuses on how collaborative fanfiction has taken on new practices to accommodate fans as they gather new spaces for online communication as well as desire a deeper sense of community. Collaborative subcultures involve large groups of fans who work together to create expansive world-building for their fanfictions, or even create new fandoms from scratch. In order to accommodate the vast amounts of ideas and stories that enter their communities, they have adapted hyperdiegetic narratives in order to write stories that are “believable” for a concept rather than adhere to a rigid canon. They also develop a culture of inter-fan poaching, which allows them to borrow an idea from another fan for their own stories, without the need for permission.
ISSN:2076-0787