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Before Fanfiction

Recovering the Literary History of American Media Fandom

Alexandra Edwards
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Pages
189
Year
2023
Language
English
Publisher
LSU Press

About

Before Fanfiction investigates the overlapping cultures of fandom and American literature from the late 1800s to the mid-1940s, exploding the oft-repeated myth that fandom has its origins in the male-dominated letter columns of science fiction pulp magazines in the 1930s. By reexamining the work of popular American women writers and their fans, Alexandra Edwards recovers the literary history of American media fandom, drawing previously ignored fangirls into the spotlight.

Related Subjects

  • Popular Culture
  • Social Science
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Gender Studies
  • Regional
  • American
  • Literary Criticism

Reviews

"Before Fanfiction significantly expands, extends, revises, and reanimates our understanding of the multiple histories of fandom and, in particular, fan writing, through a consideration of other transformative literary practices. Edwards's boldly revisionist approach makes this book essential reading, decentering the white male science fiction fan conventions from fandom's origin stories, in favor
Henry Jenkins, author of Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture

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Alexandra EdwardsAuthor