Crossing Fandoms: Superwholock and the Contemporary Fan Audience
Paperback Published on: 22/04/2016
Price: £45.00
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Synopsis
This book examines the fan-created combination of Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Supernatural as a uniquely digital fan experience, and as a metaphor for ongoing scholarship into contemporary fandom.
What do you get when you cross the cult shows *Doctor Who*, *Supernatural*, and *Sherlock*? In this book, Paul Booth explores the fan-created crossover universe known as *SuperWhoLock*-a universe where Sherlock Holmes and Dean Winchester work together to fight monsters like the Daleks and the Weeping Angels; a world where John Watson is friends with Amy Pond; a space where the unique brands of fandom interact. Booth argues that *SuperWhoLock* represents more than just those three shows-it is a way of doing fandom. Through interviews with fans and analysis of fan texts, *Crossing Fandoms: SuperWhoLock and the Contemporary Fan Audience* also demonstrates how fan studies in the digital age can evolve to take into account changing fan activities and texts.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
- ISBN: 9781349847235
- Number of pages: 150
- Dimensions: 210 x 148 mm
- Languages: English
