Sherlock and Digital Fandom
The Meeting of Creativity, Community and Advocacy
Published on 23. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-4766-7020-1 (ISBN)
Description
When the BBC's Sherlock debuted in summer 2010--and appeared in the U.S. on PBS a few months later--no one knew it would become an international phenomenon. The series has since gathered a diverse and enthusiastic fandom.
Like their hero, Sherlock fans scrutinize clues about the show's deeper meaning, as well as happenings off screen. They postulate theories and readings of the characters and their relationships. They have tweeted with "The Powers That Be," mobilized to filming locations via #Setlock, and become advocates for LGBTQIA communities.
Sherlock's digital communities have changed the way that fans and series creators interact in person and online, as each publicly takes "ownership" of beloved television characters who represent far more than entertainment to fans.
Like their hero, Sherlock fans scrutinize clues about the show's deeper meaning, as well as happenings off screen. They postulate theories and readings of the characters and their relationships. They have tweeted with "The Powers That Be," mobilized to filming locations via #Setlock, and become advocates for LGBTQIA communities.
Sherlock's digital communities have changed the way that fans and series creators interact in person and online, as each publicly takes "ownership" of beloved television characters who represent far more than entertainment to fans.
Reviews / Votes
"The popularity of the BBC's recent Sherlock series, fueled by social media, has only added to the longtime fandom of Arthur Conan Doyle's quirky detective. Authors Wojton and Porter contend that the BBC production's unique, compelling feature is its complex attitude toward sexuality, a pairing known in fan communities as Johnlock...describ[es] the ways online fans analyze and celebrate the ambiguous relationships between characters, often through fan fiction"-BooklistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7020-1 (9781476670201)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jennifer Wojton is an assistant professor in the Humanities and Communication Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She has published several works about popular culture and pedagogy. The late Lynnette Porter was a professor in the Humanities and Communication Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She wrote extensively on television and film.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.?Fans and The Powers That Be: Interaction and Common Awareness
2.?"Traditional" Fan Works in a Digital Community
3.?Beauty and the Beastly: Navigating Fan Websites
4.?#Setlock
5.?Marketing Products and Events to Digital Communities
6.?Sexuality in the World of Sherlock
7.?Toward an Ethos of Advocacy for Asexuality
8.?New Directions for Sherlock Fandom and TPTB
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.?Fans and The Powers That Be: Interaction and Common Awareness
2.?"Traditional" Fan Works in a Digital Community
3.?Beauty and the Beastly: Navigating Fan Websites
4.?#Setlock
5.?Marketing Products and Events to Digital Communities
6.?Sexuality in the World of Sherlock
7.?Toward an Ethos of Advocacy for Asexuality
8.?New Directions for Sherlock Fandom and TPTB
Bibliography
Index