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Jun. 8th, 2007
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lilyeyes
I'm reading The Audience As Editor in Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet right now, and this bit caught my eye:
So as cheerleaders, aides, and editors, we are turning storytelling back into a folkloric, community-owned endeavor?
Gotta think about this.
Opinions?
[...]beta reading represents a further refutation of the idea that individuals or groups can claim sole intellectual ownership over the texts and images that combine to form a shared frame of reference for a diverse and international community.
So as cheerleaders, aides, and editors, we are turning storytelling back into a folkloric, community-owned endeavor?
Gotta think about this.
Opinions?
