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Derivative By Any Other Name; or, A Cultural Approach to Fan Fiction Genre Theory

April 21, 2010
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Derivative By Any Other Name; or, A Cultural Approach to Fan Fiction Genre Theory

For the most part, fan fiction is like porn—we know it when we see it. And yet when asked to delineate its boundaries, the genre is surprisingly hard to categorize.
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Smart Girls; Or, Why Do People on TV So Rarely Act Like We Would?

April 12, 2010
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Smart Girls; Or, Why Do People on TV So Rarely Act Like We Would?

The Vampire Diaries has a set of surprisingly complex and even more astoundingly likeable characters who consistently are depicted as real friends. They fight and disagree; they forgive and make up.
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