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On Kale, Transmedia, and Winning GISHWHES

May 23, 2014
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On Kale, Transmedia, and Winning GISHWHES

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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Embracing Fan Creativity in Transmedia Storytelling (LeakyCon Portland)

August 13, 2013
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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

August 7, 2013
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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)

August 2, 2013
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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

March 27, 2013
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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

August 24, 2012
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"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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Millennial Address and Narrative Synthesis: Another Look at Pretty Little Liars

February 8, 2011
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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

January 29, 2011
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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?

August 10, 2010
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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

June 21, 2010
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<i>Damages</i>: 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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