Open AccessMethodological model for fictocritical fan fiction as research
Author(s) -
Shayla Olsen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2020.1639
Subject(s) - fandom , sociology , field (mathematics) , fiction theory , computer science , aesthetics , media studies , art , literary fiction , literature , literary criticism , mathematics , pure mathematics
Distanced and objective research methodologies that generate a divide between the practitioner and their practice present a need for an authentic model that is more representative of the immersive, connected, and subjective experience of the writer-researcher. Fictocritical fan fiction as research methodology suggests a means of investigating the field of fan fiction studies from within through engagement in the practice of fan fiction itself. An exemplar study of X-Files (1993–2018) fandom shows how the creative researcher may authentically engage in fandom research and fan fiction practice while maintaining the necessary level of rigor appropriate for research.