ABOUT THIS BOOK
To dismantle negative stereotypes of fans, this book offers a media ethnography of the digital culture, conventions, and urban spacesassociated with fandoms, arguing that fandom is an area of productive, creative, and subversive value. By examining the fandoms ofSherlock, Glee, Firefly, and other popular television-based franchises, the author appeals to fans and scholars alike in her empirically grounded methodology and insightful analysis of production hierarchies, gender, sexuality, play, and affect.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Nicolle Lamerichs is a senior lecturer at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. She has published on fandom, digital games and television in international journals such as Transformative Works and Cultures, Well-Played and Participations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Shared Narratives: Intermediality in Fandom IntroductionFan StudiesProductivity and AffectivityHistorical PerspectivesIntermedialityTransmedia DesignConceptualizing Productive FandomOutlineElf Fantasy Fair 2010: Spotting Fans2. Fan Membership: Traditional and Digital Field WorkIntroductionMethods of Audience StudiesInsider EthnographyŸAca-FanŒ and ŸGeek FeministŒOnline EthnographyEthical GuidelinesConclusionF.A.C.T.S. 2010: Treasure Hunt 3. Naturalizing SherlockDutch Fans interpret the Famous DetectiveIntroductionSherlockReader-Response CriticismNaturalizationExperientialityDutch Sherlock FansOnline Sherlock FandomCultural RepertoiresBritish detectivesModernityReferences and CharacterizationConclusion FedCon 2011: Meeting the Media Stars4. Queer Teen Drama Rewriting and Narrative Closure in Glee Fan Fiction IntroductionGleeNarrative ClosureLiterary Analysis and MethodPick Up Right Where We LeftQueer BullyThe Lost NightingaleDarkening GleeMostverseGrowing UpConclusion Otakon 2011: The Intimacy of Strangers5. Transmedia Play: Approaching the Possible Worlds of Firefly Virtual EncountersFireflyTransmedial WorldsGame WorldsRole-PlayingOnline Firefly Role-PlayingSerenity Table-TopThe Many Suitors of Lady ArdenMedium-Specificity of Serenity Boarding New CarolinaDesign of the Fan GameMediation and Embodiment of Firefly Conclusion WCS & Comic Markets 2012: Pilgrimage to Japan6. Embodied Characters: The Affective Process of CosplayIntroductionLudology of CosplayThe Affective ProcessGrounding Identity and GenderThe Felt and Fashioned BodyEngaging with Media TextsBecoming the CharacterCrafting and Preserving the OutfitConclusion7. Conclusion: Prospects for Fan StudiesChallenges of an Emerging FieldEthnographic ApproachesCore Concepts and FindingsFan IdentityFuture of Fandom Bibliography of Fan WorksBibliography