Open AccessFandom, public, commons
Author(s) -
Mel Stanfill
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2013.0530
Subject(s) - fandom , commons , media studies , sociology , advertising , political science , public relations , business , law
Fans, by creating for a public, also create a public: in producing for a community, they create one. Kindle Worlds and other attempts to monetize fan labor are problematic because the producer is attempting to invent a new mode at the expense of such fannish traditions