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General Fandom
Fandom as… Expression of Gender and Sexuality: Hannah Carter (blog) - "What is it about fandom which allows us to be true to ourselves?"
Incongruous sci-fi occupations: sholio (DW) - "Fanfic AUs throw a really wonderful element of character incongruity into the mix. That is, you end up with space adventures or epic fantasy or rom-coms in which the characters are really not the type of people who tend to be in those kinds of stories. "
Meme, day 7: femslash fandom: woldy (DW) - "magnetic_pole asked me about changes in femslash-as-a-fandom over the time I've been involved, or patterns I've noticed, or about differences among fandoms (HP, Merlin, etc.) when it comes to f/f writing or art"
Specific Fandoms
A Song of Ice and Fire
CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ANALYSIS: SANSA V: racefortheironthrone (wordpress) - "Sansa V is the last moment of Sansa’s innocence, so we should probably savor it before George R.R Martin destroys it in front of her eyes. But first, let’s take a look at the Dynamic Duo of Westerosi politics, Joffrey and Cersei, as they embark on their first day on the job."
Bran Stark: Born to Lead, Born to Rule: londongrayskies (tumblr) - "From a very young age, eight to be exact, Bran has been in training as the Lord of Winterfell and the warden of the North."
Arya Stark: a glimpse into the war-torn smallfolk: londongrayskies (tumblr) - "Arya Stark’s storyline is multifaceted and complex, with overarching themes of family, survival, justice, and service. A truly unique aspect to her story is the connections she makes with the smallfolk."
Theon Greyjoy is not a villain: incblackbird (tumblr) - "I’ve looked at several definitions of what a villain is but what comes back the most is that they are “evil”, “against the protagonist” and have “bad (evil, wicked, cruel) intentions”."
Untitled: sergendry (tumblr) - "I never see anyone talking about this really fantastic and helpful ASOIAF timeline, so here’s a link for those of you who haven’t seen it before. "
Doctor Who
Who-mogeneous: If Doctor Who Doesn’t Diversify, Will It Last Another 50 Years?: Anoosh Jorjorian - Racialicious (blog) - "“The Day of the Doctor,” the episode marking the special occasion, was simulcast globally in 94 countries, an official Guinness World Record. So why was so little of the world in it?"
'Doctor Who' Christmas special was everything fans dislike about the Moffat era:Gavia Baker-Whitelaw - Daily Dot (blog) - "Reactions to this week’s Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Time of the Doctor,” have been decidedly mixed. Along with the predictably tearful mourning for the departure of eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, the episode was widely criticized for being incoherent, confusing, and sexist. "
Harry Potter
Harry Potter And The Spirit Of Christmas: Alyssa Rosenberg - ThinkProgress (blog) - "Christmas, though it’s celebrated as a secular holiday rather than a religious one, has enormous significance in both the structure of the Harry Potter novels, and the emotional life of Harry himself."
Harry Potter/Hunger Games
“Remember Who the Real Enemy Is”: Peter Blair (blog) - "There’s a popular feeling in the air that America has become decadent. Contrasting Harry Potter to the Hunger Games shows what a difference a decade can make."
Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Storytelling as Adaptation and Sequel: Lex - Fangirlblog(blog) - "The second film in the series, Catching Fire, presents an even more fascinating intersection between book and movie – it must function not only as the adaptation of the second book, but also as the sequel to the first movie."
Mary Poppins/Saving Mr Banks
Saving Mr. Banks Is a Corporate, Borderline-Sexist Spoonful of Lies: Amy Nicholson (blog) - "How stubborn was Walt Disney? He spent 26 years wheedling Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers to sell him the film rights to her book — call it determination or bullying."
ACD Sherlock
Copyright is Incremental, Sherlock: Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate: Raizel Liebler - The Learned Fangirl (blog) - "Considering that this order is in response to a summary judgement motion, there are definitely elements of the order that will make non-lawyer Sherlockians feel icky — such as differing dates for Holmes’ retirement. But overall, this ruling is good news for Sherlock Holmes and the public domain."
BBC Sherlock
VISUAL PLEASURE AND NARRATIVE SHERLOCK Part 1 and Part 2: professorfangirl (tumblr) - "These are notes from a lecture I gave a year ago to an intro media class, part of an introduction to the concept of the cinematic gaze. "
Supernatural
Realism as Aesthetic, Melodrama as Law: Examining Melodramatic and Realist Conventions in Supernatural: thisyearsgrrrrl (AO3) - "An examination of realist vs. melodramatic conventions present in Supernatural, and how the negative preconceptions of melodrama create anxiety around ideas of gendered genres."
Dean Winchester: Responsibility and Consequences: (LJ) - cheebles"I’ve been thinking about where Dean might be emotionally and mentally after Gadreel told him that there is no more Sam and then walked off in his brother’s body in Holy Terror."
Pokemon
Poké Monomania: The Consumer Success of Pokémon’s Ideological Self-Obsession: Steve Stormoen - Overthinking It (blog) - "Pokémon isn’t just a game about Pokémon, it’s a game in which almost nothing else exists. In the Pokémon universe, Pokémon act as pets, sure, but also as manual laborers, industrial waste, the glyphs of our written language, and the gods of creation."
Phineas & Ferb
Doofenshmirtz as Gilgamesh: Mythic Bromance and the Humanist Ethic of “Phineas and Ferb”: Jessica Lévai - Overthinking It (blog) - "Indeed, Doofenshmirtz and Agent P retell that legendary bromance in their own story. If we accept classics scholar Gerald K. Gresseth’s conclusion that Gilgamesh is fundamentally a humanist work, then we can see how this retelling reflects and supports the humanist ethic of Phineas and Ferb."
Tolkien
Artistic Freedom, or This Is Not a Review of The Hobbit: Arwen Spicer - Fanhackers (blog) - "We don’t really deserve any say in how others choose to retell a tale. I mean this as a statement about natural rights rather than gracious conduct."
Thorin and Thranduil: lintamande (tumblr) - "This is the long-promised post about Thorin and Thranduil. It is (I hope) sympathetic to both of them; it’s also decidedly critical of both of them. "
Climate models turn the weather in Tolkien’s ‘Hobbit’ into science: science_junkie (tumblr) - ""
Untitled: anorien (tumblr) - "How is that guy wise? He’s king of Mirkwood, the shittiest piece of real estate outside of Mordor. Seriously, it’s got evil spiders, mind fuck gas, and frakking SAURON! "
Regarding Thranduil’s actions and Thorin’s reaction: ea_solinas (tumblr) - "I find it interesting the range of reactions to Thranduil’s appearance in the first movie, specifically when he brings his whole army to Erebor."
If you have meta to submit or rec, please comment to this post or to the screened Submissions Post. If you'd like to give us blanket permission to link your meta please comment to the Blanket Permissions Post. If you have feedback or questions, check out our FAQ, Contact the Mods, or PM/email. If you'd like to volunteer to link-find or mod, please comment to the Volunteers Post.
General Fandom
Fandom as… Expression of Gender and Sexuality: Hannah Carter (blog) - "What is it about fandom which allows us to be true to ourselves?"
topic:fandom
Incongruous sci-fi occupations: sholio (DW) - "Fanfic AUs throw a really wonderful element of character incongruity into the mix. That is, you end up with space adventures or epic fantasy or rom-coms in which the characters are really not the type of people who tend to be in those kinds of stories. "
topic:au
Meme, day 7: femslash fandom: woldy (DW) - "magnetic_pole asked me about changes in femslash-as-a-fandom over the time I've been involved, or patterns I've noticed, or about differences among fandoms (HP, Merlin, etc.) when it comes to f/f writing or art"
topic:femslash, fandom:harrypotter, fandom:merlin
Specific Fandoms
A Song of Ice and Fire
CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ANALYSIS: SANSA V: racefortheironthrone (wordpress) - "Sansa V is the last moment of Sansa’s innocence, so we should probably savor it before George R.R Martin destroys it in front of her eyes. But first, let’s take a look at the Dynamic Duo of Westerosi politics, Joffrey and Cersei, as they embark on their first day on the job."
fandom:asoiaf
Bran Stark: Born to Lead, Born to Rule: londongrayskies (tumblr) - "From a very young age, eight to be exact, Bran has been in training as the Lord of Winterfell and the warden of the North."
fandom:asoiaf
Arya Stark: a glimpse into the war-torn smallfolk: londongrayskies (tumblr) - "Arya Stark’s storyline is multifaceted and complex, with overarching themes of family, survival, justice, and service. A truly unique aspect to her story is the connections she makes with the smallfolk."
fandom:asoiaf
Theon Greyjoy is not a villain: incblackbird (tumblr) - "I’ve looked at several definitions of what a villain is but what comes back the most is that they are “evil”, “against the protagonist” and have “bad (evil, wicked, cruel) intentions”."
fandom:asoiaf
Untitled: sergendry (tumblr) - "I never see anyone talking about this really fantastic and helpful ASOIAF timeline, so here’s a link for those of you who haven’t seen it before. "
fandom:asoiaf
Doctor Who
Who-mogeneous: If Doctor Who Doesn’t Diversify, Will It Last Another 50 Years?: Anoosh Jorjorian - Racialicious (blog) - "“The Day of the Doctor,” the episode marking the special occasion, was simulcast globally in 94 countries, an official Guinness World Record. So why was so little of the world in it?"
fandom:doctorwho; topic:diversity
'Doctor Who' Christmas special was everything fans dislike about the Moffat era:Gavia Baker-Whitelaw - Daily Dot (blog) - "Reactions to this week’s Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Time of the Doctor,” have been decidedly mixed. Along with the predictably tearful mourning for the departure of eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, the episode was widely criticized for being incoherent, confusing, and sexist. "
fandom:doctorwho
Harry Potter
Harry Potter And The Spirit Of Christmas: Alyssa Rosenberg - ThinkProgress (blog) - "Christmas, though it’s celebrated as a secular holiday rather than a religious one, has enormous significance in both the structure of the Harry Potter novels, and the emotional life of Harry himself."
fandom:harrypotter
Harry Potter/Hunger Games
“Remember Who the Real Enemy Is”: Peter Blair (blog) - "There’s a popular feeling in the air that America has become decadent. Contrasting Harry Potter to the Hunger Games shows what a difference a decade can make."
fandom:hungergames, fandom:harrypotter
Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Storytelling as Adaptation and Sequel: Lex - Fangirlblog(blog) - "The second film in the series, Catching Fire, presents an even more fascinating intersection between book and movie – it must function not only as the adaptation of the second book, but also as the sequel to the first movie."
fandom:hungergames; topic:writing; topic:movies
Mary Poppins/Saving Mr Banks
Saving Mr. Banks Is a Corporate, Borderline-Sexist Spoonful of Lies: Amy Nicholson (blog) - "How stubborn was Walt Disney? He spent 26 years wheedling Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers to sell him the film rights to her book — call it determination or bullying."
fandom:marypoppins, fandom:savingmrbanks
ACD Sherlock
Copyright is Incremental, Sherlock: Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate: Raizel Liebler - The Learned Fangirl (blog) - "Considering that this order is in response to a summary judgement motion, there are definitely elements of the order that will make non-lawyer Sherlockians feel icky — such as differing dates for Holmes’ retirement. But overall, this ruling is good news for Sherlock Holmes and the public domain."
fandom:acdsherlock; topic:copyright
BBC Sherlock
VISUAL PLEASURE AND NARRATIVE SHERLOCK Part 1 and Part 2: professorfangirl (tumblr) - "These are notes from a lecture I gave a year ago to an intro media class, part of an introduction to the concept of the cinematic gaze. "
fandom:bbcsherlock
Supernatural
Realism as Aesthetic, Melodrama as Law: Examining Melodramatic and Realist Conventions in Supernatural: thisyearsgrrrrl (AO3) - "An examination of realist vs. melodramatic conventions present in Supernatural, and how the negative preconceptions of melodrama create anxiety around ideas of gendered genres."
fandom:supernatural, topic:gender
Dean Winchester: Responsibility and Consequences: (LJ) - cheebles"I’ve been thinking about where Dean might be emotionally and mentally after Gadreel told him that there is no more Sam and then walked off in his brother’s body in Holy Terror."
fandom:supernatural
Pokemon
Poké Monomania: The Consumer Success of Pokémon’s Ideological Self-Obsession: Steve Stormoen - Overthinking It (blog) - "Pokémon isn’t just a game about Pokémon, it’s a game in which almost nothing else exists. In the Pokémon universe, Pokémon act as pets, sure, but also as manual laborers, industrial waste, the glyphs of our written language, and the gods of creation."
fandom:pokemon
Phineas & Ferb
Doofenshmirtz as Gilgamesh: Mythic Bromance and the Humanist Ethic of “Phineas and Ferb”: Jessica Lévai - Overthinking It (blog) - "Indeed, Doofenshmirtz and Agent P retell that legendary bromance in their own story. If we accept classics scholar Gerald K. Gresseth’s conclusion that Gilgamesh is fundamentally a humanist work, then we can see how this retelling reflects and supports the humanist ethic of Phineas and Ferb."
fandom:phineasandferb; fandom:epicofgilgamesh
Tolkien
Artistic Freedom, or This Is Not a Review of The Hobbit: Arwen Spicer - Fanhackers (blog) - "We don’t really deserve any say in how others choose to retell a tale. I mean this as a statement about natural rights rather than gracious conduct."
fandom:jrrtolkien; topic:writing; topic:fanfiction; topic:copyright
Thorin and Thranduil: lintamande (tumblr) - "This is the long-promised post about Thorin and Thranduil. It is (I hope) sympathetic to both of them; it’s also decidedly critical of both of them. "
fandom:jrrtolkien
Climate models turn the weather in Tolkien’s ‘Hobbit’ into science: science_junkie (tumblr) - ""
fandom:jrrtolkien
Untitled: anorien (tumblr) - "How is that guy wise? He’s king of Mirkwood, the shittiest piece of real estate outside of Mordor. Seriously, it’s got evil spiders, mind fuck gas, and frakking SAURON! "
fandom:jrrtolkien
Regarding Thranduil’s actions and Thorin’s reaction: ea_solinas (tumblr) - "I find it interesting the range of reactions to Thranduil’s appearance in the first movie, specifically when he brings his whole army to Erebor."
fandom:jrrtolkien
Tags:
- fandom:acdsherlock,
- fandom:asoiaf,
- fandom:bbcsherlock,
- fandom:doctorwho,
- fandom:epicofgilgamesh,
- fandom:harrypotter,
- fandom:hungergames,
- fandom:jrrtolkien,
- fandom:marypoppins,
- fandom:merlin,
- fandom:phineasandferb,
- fandom:pokemon,
- fandom:savingmrbanks,
- fandom:supernatural,
- topic:au,
- topic:copyright,
- topic:diversity,
- topic:fandom,
- topic:fanfic,
- topic:femslash,
- topic:gender,
- topic:movies,
- topic:writing
