Fan Phenomena: Jane Austen

by Gabrielle Malcolm (Editor)

Overview

Austen's novels are inextricable from the culture, media and fans they have created. Essential reading for Austen's legions of admirers, Fan Phenomena: Jane Austen collects essays from writers and critics that consider the culture surrounding Austen's novels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783204472
Publisher:	Intellect, Limited
Publication date:	05/15/2015
Series:	Fan Phenomena
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Gabrielle Malcolm is a visiting research fellow in the Department of English and Language Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University and a script consultant with Vsauce.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Gabrielle Malcolm

Chapter 1: In the Regency Alternate Universe: Jane Austen and Fanfiction Culture
Alexandra Edwards

Chapter 2: Jane Austen Monster Mash-ups and Supernatural Spin-offs
Jennifer Malia

Chapter 3: Fan Media and Transmedia: Jane Austen in the Digital Age
Scott Caddy

Chapter 4: A Grand Tour of Pemberley
Carl Wilson

Chapter 5: Darcymania
Gabrielle Malcolm

Chapter 6: Shall I Be Stared at Like a Wild Beast in a Zoo? Images of Austen in Becoming Jane and Miss Austen Regrets
Rebecca White

Chapter 7: Who am I?: Relationships between Reader and Heroine Explored through the Popular 'Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You?' Quizzes
Lindsey Seatter

Chapter 8: Crafting Jane Austen: Handmade Homages and Their Makers
Allison Thompson

Chapter 9: Puzzling Lace: Piecing Together Jane Austen Gifts
Joanna Turner

Chapter 10: Between Tradition and Innovation: Celebrating Jane Austen in Italy Today
Eleonora Capra

Chapter 11: 'She's Everywhere': Jane Austen in the Blogosphere
Chris Loutitt 
General Go Further
Contributor Details
Image Credits

Editorial Reviews

A wide range of essays, interviews, and observations that will delight many Janeites and cause others to wonder at the lengths some people go to in their excess of fandom. . . . It’s a well-considered collection of writing, on a hugely interesting subject.

Jane Austen’s Regency World

“A wide range of essays, interviews, and observations that will delight many Janeites and cause others to wonder at the lengths some people go to in their excess of fandom. . . . It’s a well-considered collection of writing, on a hugely interesting subject.

Jane Austen’s Regency World