Sherlock and Transmedia Fandom

Essays on the BBC Series

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010- ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and anime. This collection explores the cultural intersections and fan traditions that converge in Sherlock and its fandoms. Essays focus on the industrial and cultural contexts of Sherlock's release, on the text of Sherlock as adaptation and transformative work, and on Sherlock's critical and popular reception. The volume's multiple perspectives examine Sherlock Holmes as an international transmedia figure with continued cultural impact, offering insight into not only the BBC series itself, but also into its literary source, and with it, the international resonance of the Victorian detective and his sidekick.Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-05-23
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:251
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786468188

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Television inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Louisa Ellen Stein is an assistant professor of film and media culture at Middlebury College in Vermont. She has written previously on contemporary media culture, including film, television, the Internet and videogames. Kristina Busse teaches at the University of South Alabama and has published a variety of essays on fan fiction and fan culture. She is the founding coeditor of Transformative Works and Cultures.

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“essays examines the cultural intersections and fan traditions that have developed around the immensely successful BBC series Sherlock”—Reference & Research Book News.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Prologue: Why Sherlock? Narrator Investment in the BBC SeriesLYNDSAY FAYE Introduction: The Literary, Televisual and Digital Adventures of the Beloved DetectiveLOUISA ELLEN STEIN and KRISTINA BUSSE Part One: Transmedia and Collective IntelligenceSherlock’s Epistemological Economy and the Value of “Fan” Knowledge: How Producer-Fans Play the (Great) Game of FandomMATT HILLS Winning “The Grand Game”: Sherlock and the Fragmentation of Fan DiscourseASHLEY D. POLASEK Part Two: Sherlock Then and Now“But It’s the Solar System!” Reconciling Science and Faith Through AstronomyARIANA SCOTT-ZECHLIN Terror, Nostalgia, and the Pursuit of Sherlock Holmes in SherlockELLEN BURTON HARRINGTON Decoding the Industrial and Digital City: Visions of Security in Holmes’ and Sherlock’s LondonANNE KUSTRITZ and MELANIE E.S. KOHNEN Part Three: Adaptations and IntertextualityShaping Sherlocks: Institutional Practice and the Adaptation of CharacterELIZABETH JANE EVANS Sherlock’s Webs: What the Detective Remembered from the Doctor About TransmedialityCB HARVEY Holmes in the Small Screen: The Television Contexts of SherlockTOM STEWARD Part Four: Interpreting Sherlock“Good Old Index”; or, The Mystery of the Infinite ArchiveROBERTA PEARSON Sherlock: Critical Reception by the MediaPAUL RIXON Holmes Abroad: Dutch Fans Interpret the Famous DetectiveNICOLLE LAMERICHS Part Five: Postmodern SherlockSherlock and the (Re)Invention of ModernityBALAKA BASU Sherlock as Cyborg: Bridging Mind and BodyFRANCESCA COPPA Conclusion: Transmedia Sherlock and BeyondKRISTINA BUSSE and LOUISA ELLEN STEIN About the Contributors Index