On winning GISHWHES (Greatest Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen), which enacts the fannish/digital ethos of playful creativity, experimentation, and community awareness in the world.
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On Kale, Transmedia, and Winning GISHWHES
Embracing Fan Creativity in Transmedia Storytelling (LeakyCon Portland)
LeakyCon's value lies in its participants’ willingness to forgo boundaries and to explore what new connections happen as a result of creative mergers and blendings.
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Inspiring Fans at LeakyCon Portland
Part 5 of a 7 part series on LeakyCon explores the ways fans and their creative labors influence the work of stars and producers of source texts.
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Fans and Stars and Starkids (LeakyCon Portland)
Part 3 of a 7 part series on LeakyCon focuses on the production of fandom by the "Starkids" theater troupe as well as those fans who call themselves simply "Starkids."
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“Fell in Love with a Song”: Squaresville and the Intimate Collective
"You know how sometimes when you're really really focused...you forget that you're a person? You forget that anything exists at all?"
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A Glee Vid in Memory of Alex Doty
"My love's too big for you my love": an offering for those who admired Alexander Doty and his work (as well as those who enjoy Glee's Kurt Hummel).
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On (Not) Hosting the Session that Killed the Term “Acafan”
(Why) Do we need the term acafandom?
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Millennial Address and Narrative Synthesis: Another Look at Pretty Little Liars
Does Pretty Little Liars hold the key to millennial narrative construction?
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From Veronica Mars to Pretty Little Liars
This post explores social power and millennial television. Where have we come from Veronica Mars’ Lily to Pretty Little Liars’ Alison? What do we make of this fascinatingly repeated trope of the dead, sexually-promiscuous girl who haunts the narrative in potent flashback?
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Mad Men vs Sherlock: What Makes a Fandom?
Over the past few weeks, we've had the opportunity to watch a fandom take root at double speed. And despite the purpose of this Antenna series, I'm not talking about Mad Men.
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Damages: A Tale of Two Women
Taking power away from a man is a dangerous thing. Or so says high-stakes attorney Patty Hewes of FX’s Damages.
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