Podcasts about transformative works

Sandra and Kasey talked with someone who has gone all in to explore the results of fanfiction and collaboration colliding in an online community. This episode features a lively and in-depth discussion of the fandom ecosystem and collective cognition with anthropologist Nicole. Nicole completed research that studied a FanFic-centric Supernatural Discord server and its members. No, not Idling's. However, Nicole's dissertation highlighted many topics that are often touched upon in this podcast.  Cause really, if there isn't group griping and despair about the writing process, is it even fanfic? Related Discussion Links and Contact Info Nicole can be contacted via email and on Bluesky Nicole's episode reference doc  Transformative Works and Cultures - Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal published by the Organization for Transformative Works. TWC publishes articles about transformative works, broadly conceived and articles about the fan community. An IITI episode with MJ (Incog_Ninja) about Sexual Agency in FanFic ~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala. ~~~~~ TL;DR - If you can't be bothered clicking on all the things in this description, just visit our website: idlingintheimpala.com We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email (idlingintheimpala@gmail.com)! All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast Our Discord #backseat Channel. Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect. Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page. Monthly supporters will get special behind the scenes perks! We've got podcast merch for our fellow idlers. Take a look! ~~~~~ Charities IITI Supports: Check out the Causes, ‘cause page on our website for the whys: World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ~~~~~ For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)   ~~~~~ LGBTQ+ Charities Switchboard LGBT UK The Trevor Project - USA and Global ~~~~~ Our podcast occasionally incorporates brief excerpts from the CW television show "Supernatural" for transformative commentary and analysis. This use falls under the Fair Use doctrine codified in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act. The included clips are short, constituting only a minuscule portion of the original work, and illustrate specific points within our critical commentary. Our podcast does not compete with the show's market. This use promotes public discourse and understanding of the work, strengthening its cultural significance.

In this engaging conversation, the hosts discuss their strategies for unwinding on weekends, the impact of literary fiction on their reading habits, and the distinction between contemporary and classic literature. They reflect on the challenges of discovering new books in a saturated market and the importance of reading material that challenges and enriches their understanding of literature. In this conversation, the speakers delve into the challenges of standing out in a crowded literary market, the impact of transformative literature on readers, and how discussions about books can enhance reading experiences. They explore the SF Masterworks series and its significance in understanding classic science fiction, while also reflecting on the enduring legacy of 'Lord of the Rings' and its influence on modern fantasy literature. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community in reading and the value of diverse literary experiences. The hosts delve into various themes surrounding literature, including the subjective nature of book reviews, the impact of enjoyment on literary criticism, and the complexities of adapting books into television series. They explore hot takes on popular books, the challenges of rating literature, and the nuances of grimdark fantasy. The discussion emphasizes the importance of personal experience in reviews and the performative aspect of sharing opinions in the book community.Find Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@TheChronicleofChrisFind Jarrod: https://www.youtube.com/@thefantasythinkerSend us a textSupport the showPageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastLens Chewing on YouTubeSpeculative Speculations PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm

J. Caroline Toy (she/her) is Learning Experience Manager in the Center for Learning & Teaching at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and Adjunct Professor in the College's humanities Core. Her research and teaching focus on religion, popular media, and fan cultures, specializing in how fans use types of ritual and narrative practices that are traditionally associated with religion. Trained as a scholar of folklore and religion, she is also interested in religion in public space and protest in the United States, and changing rural and urban experiences of place.She has published in venues including The Journal of Fandom Studies, Transformative Works and Cultures, Understanding Religion and Popular Culture (2nd ed.), and the Humanities Commons, and has appeared on the Mugglenet podcast Reading, Writing, Rowling (now Potterversity). Caroline is a huge (HUGE!) Doctor Who fan and a lifelong Trekker, has an "It's complicated" relationship with Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and will try basically any mystery novel. When not geeking out, she paddles dragon boats and spoils her cat, St. Alia of the Eighteen Knives. You can find samples of her work at Academia.edu.interview, acafan, J. Caroline Troy, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, religion, Neil Teixeira

On this episode of WSTR, we discuss fan fiction and deepfake technology in the upcoming Star Wars Theory series. We explore the ethical considerations of using AI to replicate the likeness of actors and the ownership of art in the public eye, as well as parody, copyright, corporate control of art, and fans' place in the creative space of the Star Wars franchise. Later, we talk about the LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary and Ewan McGregor's experience with the Star Wars films. Unsurprisingly, we also talk about UFOs, Godzilla movies, and modern Cthulhu tabletop gaming with Delta Green. You won't want to miss it! Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:28 The Phenomenon of 'Not My Star Wars' 08:42 Using Deepfake Technology in Fan Films 18:49 Ethical Considerations of Using AI in Art 23:03 Public Figures and Art Ownership 27:03 The Slippery Slope of AI and Art 29:27 Sampling and Remixing in the Music Industry 33:45 Parody and Transformative Works 34:22 AI Impersonations 35:21 Corporate Control over Art 36:25 Controversy and Attention 39:34 Fan Works and Copyright 44:20 The Role of Star Wars Theory 50:35 Ownership and Art 58:45 Taylor Swift and AI 01:01:42 Wrap-up and Future Discussions 01:04:04 Twitter Trash Compactor 01:05:07 News of the Week 01:06:51 LEGO Star Wars 25th Anniversary 01:07:20 Ewan McGregor's Experience with Star Wars 01:14:08 Cantina Chat

They're eating her… and then they're going to eat me… OH MY GODDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!! An unsuspecting family, a creepy village, and goblins (not trolls). In this episode, myself, and guest Jake Fleming dive into the so bad that it is good classic, Troll 2. Email: mummymoviepodcast@gmail.comHost: Peter RoseGuest: Jake FlemingbibliographyIMDB. (2023). Troll 2. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/?ref_=nv_homePhillips, W. (2013). So bad it's good: The" kuso" aesthetic in" Troll 2. Transformative Works and Cultures, 14.Stephenson, M. (2009). Worst best movie. Magic Stone Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For a special Halloween episode, we invited our favorite Sauron experts Cameron and Mercury to talk to us about some of Arda's biggest villains. Specifically, the ship pairing known as 'Angbang', which pairs the Dark Lord Sauron against the fallen Valar Morgoth, also known as Melkor. From the history of this ship and how its depictions changed over time, to the best-known Angbang fan fic and fan artists, to all the problematic, messy power dynamics involved... we dive deep into some dark, kinky transformative works to explore why 'Angbangers' are so enthralled with this pairing.Content warning: This episode includes discussion of sex, sexual relationships, kink, BDSM, intimate partner violence at various levels of consent, rape, sexual assault/abuse, abusive relationships, and abusive power dynamics.

This is the second episode of our two part discussion on the Female Gaze. Since we laid some groundwork and gave some context in part one, this time around, we dive right in. In thinking through “the female gaze,” we ask questions of whom we presume is looking and who is being looked at. We also think about how the gaze becomes more complicated in our modern media context, especially when we move beyond binary, heteronormative understandings of gender and sexuality. We definitely recommend checking out "E31 The Female Gaze (Part 1): The Origins of the Gaze" before listening to this one. As two people who study, analyze, and have a literal podcast about media, we stand in solidarity with the WAG and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike–along with their counterparts in other industries/countries, who also deserve fair wages and labor protections– none of the works we discuss here or in other episodes would exist. Lit discussed this episode: Get Up EP by NewJeans, Spicy by Aespa, Her Private Life, See You in My 19th Life, My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Level 999; The Song of the Lioness Quartet, The Immortals Quartet, The Lunar Chronicles, A League of Their Own (TV Series), Bonus reading (aka works cited & consulted): Bowers, Susan R. “Medusa and the Female Gaze.” NWSA Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 1990, pp. 217-235.   Benson-Allott, Caetlin. “No Such Think Not Yet: Questioning Television's Female Gaze.” Film Quarterly, vol. 71, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-71. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/FQ.2017.71.2.65. Forster, Stefani. “Yes, there's such a thing as a ‘female gaze.' But it's not what you think.” Medium. !2 Jun 2018. Accessed 13 February 2020. https://medium.com/truly-social/yes-theres-such-a-thing-as-a-female-gaze-but-it-s-not-what-you-think-d27be6fc2fed. Dyhouse, Carol. Heartthrobs: A History of Women and Desire. Oxford University Press, 2017. Hemmann, Kathryn. "Queering the Media Mix: The Female Gaze in Japanese Fan Comics." Transformative Works and Cultures, no 20, 2015. ⁠https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0628⁠. hooks, bell. "The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators." Black Looks: Race and Representation, Routledge, 2014. Mulvey, Laura. “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.” Visual and Other Pleasures, Indiana University Press, 1989. Phillips, Leah. Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction: Reframing Myths of Adolescent Girlhood. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. Wilton, Tamsin. Sexual (Dis)Orientation: Gender, Sex, Desire and Self-Fashioning, Palgrave Macmillian UK, 2004. Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit. The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License;  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

We're tackling a big topic in our two part discussion on “the female gaze.” What is the female gaze and why does it matter? In this first episode, we establish some context for the term by getting into the history of the “gaze” as a concept, the psychoanalytic origins of the Male Gaze as theorized by Laura Mulvey, and how the oppositional gaze, as coined by bell hooks, makes space for alternative ways of looking and being looked at. You can listen to "E32 The Female Gaze (Part 2): Complication and Expansion" right now! A quick editorial note: We incorrectly mention that polo originated in China. Sources consider what would be modern day Iran as the location of origin for the game. As two people who study, analyze, and have a literal podcast about media, we stand in solidarity with the WAG and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike–along with their counterparts in other industries/countries, who also deserve fair wages and labor protections– none of the works we discuss here or in other episodes would exist. Lit discussed this episode: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Vincenzo, The Story of Ming Lan Bonus reading (aka works cited & consulted): Bowers, Susan R. “Medusa and the Female Gaze.” NWSA Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 1990, pp. 217-235.   Benson-Allott, Caetlin. “No Such Think Not Yet: Questioning Television's Female Gaze.” Film Quarterly, vol. 71, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-71. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/FQ.2017.71.2.65. Forster, Stefani. “Yes, there's such a thing as a ‘female gaze.' But it's not what you think.” Medium. !2 Jun 2018. Accessed 13 February 2020. https://medium.com/truly-social/yes-theres-such-a-thing-as-a-female-gaze-but-it-s-not-what-you-think-d27be6fc2fed. Dyhouse, Carol. Heartthrobs: A History of Women and Desire. Oxford University Press, 2017. Hemmann, Kathryn. "Queering the Media Mix: The Female Gaze in Japanese Fan Comics." Transformative Works and Cultures, no 20, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0628. hooks, bell. "The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators." Black Looks: Race and Representation, Routledge, 2014. Mulvey, Laura. “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.” Visual and Other Pleasures, Indiana University Press, 1989. Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit. The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License;  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

All hail (but thoughtfully)! This week, Emily's fluffy episode praising the OTW took a slight detour as this summer revealed some very ugly spots on the underbelly of the Org we all love, support, and depend on. She and V talk through their feelings about some of the things we've all learned about the OTW that are less than utopian in an episode that is... pretty fucking heavy, actually. But we still DO LOVE AND SUPPORT THE OTW AND AO3, AND SO SHOULD YOU. There are just cracks in the foundation that *must* be patched to protect fan culture and fannish lives.  NOTE: We recorded this episode in July 2023, and some of the issues mentioned may have evolved or been solved since recording. Neither of us are Volunteers with the Org, but we support Volunteers and the aims of the OTW. Please support the OTW with your dollars and use the opportunity that being a donor gives you to VOTE to help create a Board that aligns with fannish ideals and protection for Volunteers.

Sabrina Cartan is a fan activist, writer, and award-winning digital strategist who specializes in mobilizing online fan communities for social justice and civic causes. Cartan is the Director of Digital Strategy at Potomac Productions, where she mobilizes and inspires fan communities to engage with issues such as women's rights, LGBTQ+ equality, ending voter suppression, and climate justice. Her work on the intersection of fandom and politics has been published in the Journal of Transformative Works and Cultures. She is also the host and producer of Fandom Made Me, a podcast from Fandom Forward featuring conversations with activists, celebrities, media leaders, and writers about the pop culture that shaped them. Learn more about Cartan and her work at sabrinacartan.com and fandomforward.org. Host Erin Prather Stafford launched Girls That Create in 2019. The site supports the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts. To support the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts, go to girlsthatcreate.com and follow and connect on Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.   Please support UnsilencedVoices.org.  WordofMomRadio.com - sharing the wisdom of women, in business and in life.

The C.O.W.S. welcomes Dr. Bethan V. Jones. An independent scholar whose work examines the relationship between fans, objects of fandom, and producers, Dr. Jones has published extensively on digital media, gender, antifandom and toxicity. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Transformative Works and Culture, Participations, and Sexualities, as well as edited collections for Palgrave and Routledge. She's also a board member on the Fan Studies Network. We'll discuss her 2022 paper on the White fandom around the cowardly Columbine shooters. Apparently, the Colorado killers are big news across the pond too. We'll relate this to Dr. Jones' report on her trip to Atlanta, Georgia. She attended an academic conference and made time for the Walking Dead tour. We'll discuss the racial demographics of the folks on these tours and what they reveal about White culture. We'll also see if she stopped by the King Center to pay her respects to the “Drum Major for Justice.” We heard about Dr. Jones from our recent conversation with Dr. Judith Fathallah, who's also in Whales. It seems they are pals. This program includes a staggering illustration of black male privilege. #Columbiner #WhiteFandom #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

What is the proper test is for determining whether a work is “transformative” under the first factor of the Copyright Act's fair use doctrine? Audio of the opinion of the Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Lynn Goldsmith (May 18, 2023)   Music by Epidemic Sound

What is the proper test is for determining whether a work is “transformative” under the first factor of the Copyright Act's fair use doctrine? Audio of the opinion of the Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Lynn Goldsmith(May 18, 2023) Music by Epidemic Sound

It's a big one this week! Emotions abound as Emily and V take a dark look into the mind of former vampire queen Anne Rice and her irrational, misinformed hatred of fanfiction.... and its very real-world consequences for thousands of her fans. This is why disclaimers exist, people. This is why fanfiction will always walk in the darkness and crumble in direct sunlight (just like a vampire). And this is a dangerous precedent set that affects us all to this day. What was Anne Rice thinking? Seriously, WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?

The internet allows all sorts of people to come together to share their love of musicians, actors, tv shows and movies, and...anything. Everything. There are communities who share a love even specific characters from a book series, and I've even recently come across a diehard community of people who share a specific love of Uncrustables - a frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwich snack.  But what happens when fandoms go too far? What happens when a group of people with a lot of big feelings, access to all sorts of personal information, and the anonymity of a screen name decide to turn on you? That's when fandom gets extreme.  I spoke to illustrator and researcher Sam Aburime about the rise of Extreme Fandoms. Sam kindly provided resources for you to use as a springboard if this topic interests you: Further Published Reading on Anti-Fans: "Jonathan Gray describes anti-fans as those who 'strongly dislike a given text or genre, considering it inane, stupid, morally bankrupt and/or aesthetic drivel' (Gray 2003, 70). He also acknowledges that 'fans can become anti-fans of a sort when an episode or part of a text is perceived as harming a text as a whole' (73). However, as his contribution to this collection discusses, anti-fan practices are varied and take a number of different forms." (Williams, 2020, Anti-fandom: Dislike and hate in the digital age) Symposium specifically related to Antis: Aburime, Samantha. 2021. "The Cult Structure of the American Anti." Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 36. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2021.2147. Wikis:‘Anti-Shipper', (2023), Fanlore Wiki, May 12, https://fanlore.org/wiki/Anti-shipper Books & Articles: Click, M. A. (ed.), (2020), Anti-fandom: Dislike and hate in the digital age, New York: New York University Press. Gray, J. (2022), Dislike-Minded: Media, Audiences, and the Dynamics of Taste, NYU Press. Gray, J. (2003), ‘New Audiences, New Textualities: Anti-Fans and Non-Fans.' International Journal of Cultural Studies, 6 (1), pp.64–81 https://books.google.com/books/about/Cultish.html?id=L-n8DwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description Social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headonfirepod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headonfirepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headonfirepod Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/head-on-fire/id337689333 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qTYYhCLMdFc4PhQmSL1Yh?si=5387b774ed6e4524 YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadOnFirePod

Ali interviews Betsy Rosenblatt, Professor of Law and volunteer Legal Committee Chair of the nonprofit Organization for Transformative Works. It's an informative conversation about the value of writing fanfiction and contributing to fandom communities, how gender identity plays into fan culture and marketing, fair use law of what you can and can't copyright, the joy of attending fan conventions and much more!

We talk to Nghi Vo, author of The Chosen and the Beautiful, one of the Great Gatsby adaptations that have been released since the book entered the public domain, about getting our grubby fingerprints all over the classics.  She talks to us about her inspiration, her writing process, and the strange customs of the American Midwest.  (She also shares a little secret info about upcoming projects!)  Topics include: sushi bakes, Jackie's chosen family, explicit bisexuality, costumed baby acts, chosen one mythologies, moderately caged eggs, building a magic system, coastal grandmother aesthetic, experimental corn, raccoons, and Latino Dracula. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

On today's podcast, we're going to talk with the founder of Every Baby Eats, licensed clinical social worker, and IBCLC, Kristin Cavuto Kristin Cavuto, pronouns she/they, is a licensed clinical social worker in IBCLC and private practice in central New Jersey. Her practice specialties are low supply, parental and infant mental health, and the intersection of ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender in the care of the new family.   Kristin is the mother of two children who nursed full-time despite maternal insufficient glandular tissue (IGT) and who are now 16 and 13. Kristin is also an anti-racist activist and an LGBT+ activist, a member of Transformative Works fandoms, and makes fighting for a better world part of their daily life. We talk to Kristin about supporting families struggling with feeding infants in a realistic, family-centered, and non-disparaging way. We also talk about fatphobia as a form of oppression and marginalization in medicine and birth and what we can all do to challenge bias and model acceptance Content warning: We mention the intersection of fatphobia and racism.   Resources: EBB 99 – Plus Size Pregnancy and Birth with Jen McLellan  Harvard Implicit Bias Test Fat Phobia Scale Revisited by Robinson, Bacon, et al.  HAES (Health at Every Size) The Body is Not An Apology  National Association for the Advancement of Fat People  To follow Kristin on Facebook  Kristin's current project: https://www.everybabyeats.com/

andré carrington talks about the origins of contemporary fandoms, race and gender as its determinants, and its emancipatory potential in the face of cooption by big media conglomerates. Besides andrés book Speculative Blackness, references are made, among other things, to the work of Carolyn Dinshaw, and the popular fandoms of Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Star Trek. andré carrington is a scholar of race, gender, and genre in Black and American cultural production, and author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction. He is Associate Professor of English at the University of California-Riverside. carrington's writing appears in journals (American Literature, Souls, and Lateral), books (After Queer Studies: Literature, Theory, and Sexuality in the 21st Century, The Blacker the Ink), and blogs (Black Perspectives). With Abigail De Kosnik, he co-edited a special issue of Transformative Works & Cultures journal on Fans of Color/Fandoms of Color. Image: “Girl Reading Mickey Mouse and the Submarine Pirates Comic Book” by Charles “Teenie” Harris, in Pittsburgh, 1947 Music used in promotional material: ‘Funky Garden' by Ketsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

andré carrington talks about the origins of contemporary fandoms, race and gender as its determinants, and its emancipatory potential in the face of cooption by big media conglomerates. Besides andrés book Speculative Blackness, references are made, among other things, to the work of Carolyn Dinshaw, and the popular fandoms of Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Star Trek. andré carrington is a scholar of race, gender, and genre in Black and American cultural production, and author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction. He is Associate Professor of English at the University of California-Riverside. carrington's writing appears in journals (American Literature, Souls, and Lateral), books (After Queer Studies: Literature, Theory, and Sexuality in the 21st Century, The Blacker the Ink), and blogs (Black Perspectives). With Abigail De Kosnik, he co-edited a special issue of Transformative Works & Cultures journal on Fans of Color/Fandoms of Color. Image: “Girl Reading Mickey Mouse and the Submarine Pirates Comic Book” by Charles “Teenie” Harris, in Pittsburgh, 1947 Music used in promotional material: ‘Funky Garden' by Ketsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claudia Rebaza from the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) joins Emily to talk about their projects—Archive of Our Own, Fanlore, Legal Advocacy, Open Doors, and the Transformative Works and Culture journal—and how such a huge operation stays online. More notes on this page: hybridpubscout.com/organization-transformative-works-interview-ao3 Transcript available here: https://hybridpubscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Transcript-Episode-64-Claudia-Rebaza-of-OTW.pdf Find us on... Our website: hybridpubscout.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/hybridpubscout/ Twitter: twitter.com/hybridpubscout Instagram: www.instagram.com/hybridpubscoutpod/ Our newsletter: eepurl.com/gfajR9

We're back with another episode all about werewolf romances! If you haven't listened to part 1 (episode 27) then go do so now so that you don't miss out! In this episode we "chat" with author Dennis Danvers, get into the nitty gritty of omegaverse, look at the different tropes that live in the werewolf-verse, and ponder the import of our conscience on romantic fiction.Content Warning: This episode contains more explicit references in regards to fanfiction writing and especially omegaverse. Themes of dark romance, shipping, and erotic fiction are mentioned.Terms:Breton Lay (lais) - a story format that features short narrative poems, related to romances, fabliaux, and folktales. They plausibly or conventionally claim to derive from songs sung by the ancient Bretons or Britons in their own language. “Bisclavret” is Breton (The Bretons are a Celtic ethnic group native to Brittany. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brittonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain, particularly Cornwall and Devon, mostly during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.)Omegaverse - an alternate universe (AU) of speculative erotic fiction that started in the Supernatural fandom. Within this universe, characters are categorized as "Alphas," "Betas," and "Omegas;" Alphas are the highest ranking in this fictional universe's lupine hierarchy, and whether male, female, or any other gender, are typically characterized by dominance and aggression. Betas are essentially humans and are subject to the same biological functions like menstruation, but typically are not paired with either Alphas or Omegas. Omegas are the lowest in this fictional hierarchy, and can be impregnated regardless of gender. The genre often crosses over with internet subculture "mpreg," which revolves around male characters getting pregnant. They're typically characterized as submissive to Alphas, and in many stories, have little to no agency in A/O relationships. Fanfiction (ie. fanfic) - Speculative fiction, often published online, and written by fans.Wattpad - a website and app for writers to publish new user-generated stories.[5] It aims to create social communities around stories for both amateur and established writer.A03 (aka Archive of Our Own) - best-known arm of the Organization for Transformative Works, a nonprofit organization created "to serve the interests of fans by providing access to and preserving the history of fanworks and fan culture in its myriad formsFated Mates - Think of it as a cosmically-arranged pairing; they're destined to be togetherTrope - a common literary theme or deviceAlphahole - An alpha male whose bossy and/or stubborn tendencies go too far, causing the reader to imagine kicking him repeatedly instead of being wildly attracted to him.Lumbersexual - a man that has adopted certain style traits that are typical of the traditional lumberjackMetrosexual - a heterosexual male with a strong interest in fashion, appearance and other lifestyle characteristics traditionally associated with womenBooks/authors we mention:Red Wolf by Rachel VincentHouse of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. MaasWarlord by Gena ShowalterShift (bear shifters) by Ruby DixonRejected by Jaymin EveShelley LaurenstonChristine FeehanPatricia BriggsCharlaine HarrisNalini SinghKresley ColeShifter books we recommend:Breaking Badger by Shelly LaurenstonA Hunger Like No Other by Kresley ColeBig Bad Wolf by Christine WarrenClaimed by JR WardPride mates by Jennifer Ashley

It's FANTI, Part 2: Electric Bigotry! The hosts of BL Garden sit down with Aeri and Cristal Marie to continue the FANTI panel from FujoCon 2021. We answer attendee-submitted questions and discuss the need for preservation of marginalized creator texts and BL academia translation projects, how to protect yourself in fandom, racism in “pro-ship” and general fandom communities, and Fujoshi Law School™.Aeri is a scholar turned erotic fiction author. They are the creator of the BL Fan Project, an interview project that documents the voices and experiences of Boys' Love fans across the world.Cristal Marie is the co-founder of Beyond the Bot and the host of CrunchyRoll's CrunchyCast. She is the Director of Development of The New Historia and their Boys' Love origins and ongoing media database and preservation effort The BLOOM Initiative.Next week, BL Garden Patrons get access to additional audio where our hosts delve into deeper (and spicier!) discussion. Join our Patreon and gain access to behind-the-scenes perks, advanced FujoCon announcements, game nights, and more!Mentioned in This EpisodeBobaBoardBlyme YaoiFree!FujoConGenshin ImpactThe New HistoriaThe Organization for Transformative Works' Legal AdvocacySteven Universe CriticalSupernaturalResourcesCancelled Resources by kradeelav

Hey Fangirls! In this episode M and Bea get into the controversy around The Organization of Transformative Works' “The Open Doors Project.”    Rec corner: Bea's rec:  “Your Cowboy Days are Over” by m. (Not written by M) audiofic archive link: http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/your-cowboy-days-are-over   Links: Open Doors Website: https://opendoors.transformativeworks.org/en/  Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/    Find the website at fangirlsanonymous.com   Have Questions? Comments? Jokes? Email us at mandbpresents@gmail.com.   Hosted by M and Bea Edited by Quinn McCoy Music by Gabe Jensen Produced by Miranda Sherrell   FAIR USE: Copyright Disclaimer: under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

In this episode, I invited Zafi Dimitropoulou Del Angel (Artistic Dir.) & Aya Esther Hayashi (Development Manager) of People's Theatre Project. Rooted in Upper Manhattan, People's Theatre Project (PTP) is a social justice arts organization that creates ensemble-based theatre with and for immigrant communities to develop the next generation of diverse, socially-engaged artists and leaders. < Guest Bios > Zafi Dimitropoulou Del Angel (Artistic Director) is a Mexican Greek theatre-maker and educator. As a performer, she has developed work with European ensembles including the Troubleyn/Jan Fabre company in Belgium. As an educator, she piloted a program with the Department of Education in Athens that brought theatre to schools across the city. At PTP, her duties include program development and management of the PTP Academy and PTP's 18 Partnerships. BS, Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Acting, Greek Art Theatre Karolos Koun; MFA, Physical Theatre, Dell'Arte International. Aya Esther Hayashi is a Japanese American arts administrator, musicologist, and theatre artist. She previously served as Development Associate at Pan Asian Repertory Theatre and Assistant Director/Choreographer for the Children and Teen Theatre Programs at the Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance on Roosevelt Island. She has had essays and interviews published by Routledge, Intellect/University of Chicago Press, and Transformative Works and Cultures, and presented talks at regional, national, and international academic conferences. Currently, she works as the Development Director at the People's Theatre Project. She keeps her creativity active by producing intimate musical theatre productions through her company Okaeri Productions and by performing and directing with AfterWork Theater. BM, Music Performance, University of North Carolina; MA, MPhil, and PhD, Music, The Graduate Center, CUNY. Website: https://peoplestheatreproject.org/ Join PTP's GALA May 27th, 7pm EST! Honoring the teaching artists, Katori Hall and Nelson Cruz. Enjoyed this Episode? I'd love it if you can subscribe and share this with your friends. If you have a story that you want to share on this podcast, visit www.yukoislovelivelife.com and send me a message. Till next story, let's stay connected. xoxo Yuko --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jane and Chris from copyrightliteracy.org talk to Caroline Ball, academic librarian at the University of Derby and UK Wikimedian of the Year 2020. Caroline tells us about her copyright history in fan fiction, her pioneering use of Wikipedia for Information Literacy teaching and her involvement in the EbookSOS campaign. Links to information in the podcast: Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody by Michael Gerber https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Barry_Trotter It’s a Wonderful Life, Basically (episode of Sorry!) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705319/ Archive of Our Own (Organization for Transformative Works) https://archiveofourown.org/about Adam Buxton interview with Sir Philip Pullman https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/25 Caroline Ball UK Wikimedian of the Year 2020 https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/UK_Wikimedian_of_the_Year_2020 1Lib1Ref campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Lib1Ref Academic Ebook Investigation #EbookSOS Campaign https://academicebookinvestigation.org/

Kim Harris, playing for The Organization for Transformative Works, and Sequoia Simone, playing for The Trevor Project, further stoke their competitive friendship flames by battling it out over some Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! And true to form, they create new lore for everyone's favorite fictional town, Idaville, FL! Cases: The Case of the Fifth Word, The Case of the Rented Canoe, The Case of the Three Vans, The Case of the Missing Shopping Bag Clues & Evidence: Creating chaos, History of Mysteries, thinkin’ pants, Salt Lake Smelly, Mayor Capt. Pete, Victor Oladipo, Power Rangers, Badd by Ying Yang Twins ft. Mike Jones, skirt fashion shows, vague business, chess bullies — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of our Patreon. If you want to learn more about the show or interact with us online, check out the links below: WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

Content Warning : This week's episode discusses various heavy topics which may be upsetting or triggering for some listeners. Topics include, but are not limited to : child murder, parental abuse, medical abuse, suicide, homophobia, gay bashing, racism, magical native american tropes, fatphobia, HIV/AIDS, forced outing, misogynyAs always, there is a content warning at the beginning of the episode. Take care of yourself and be safeYou can find us on twitter @authorsnotepod and contact us via authorsnotepod@gmail.comIf you're interested in supporting this podcast, please consider donating via our ko-fiOur theme music is by James YaiulloOur cover art is by @nyalliest

In which I talk about the last song one hears before death, figure out what Ravel and Chance bet on, and send off Vickers in my own way by writing fan fiction. Citations Benedict Ravel. (n.d.). Alien Anthology Wiki. Retrieved July 21, 2020, from https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Benedict_Ravel Organization for Transformative Works. (2020, July 21). Farewell, Miss Vickers – JacksonVelour … Continue reading "Prometheus-by-Minute 105"

This episode features an interview with Claudia Rebaza, an OTW (Organization of Transformative Works) communications staffer. She answers questions about the OTW and Ao3, including information about their tagging policies, and what else falls under the OTW umbrella. If you love, or are just curious about transformative works, you don't want to miss this episode!

To the zero people listening, here's an extra-long episode all about fandom, classic ship wars, shipping culture, and our personal OTPs. No one asked us to do this, and we're vaguely ashamed to talk about it, but here we are, exposing ourselves nonetheless. Enjoy? Featuring: Countdowns Are Hard, Delia Accidentally Loves LOTR Now, Sam is Zutara Til She Dies, Blast from the Past Bookmarks, The Twilight of it All, True OTPs Katniss/Peace & Jack Sparrow/The Sea, Reluctant Destiel Feels, Indisputable Gilmore Truths, Marvel Cinematic Missteps, Teen Wolf Persists, Remember Lemon and Lime, Vintage OTPs & Failed Parental Controls, Cori's Vanilla Ships, Gossip Girl Revisited, That Guy in My Boys, and A Plethora of Assorted Ship Talk with A Hard Turn at Life With Derek. No recommendations this week—instead, go and support the Organization for Transformative Works, and Archive of Our Own!

Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner discuss their book The Supervillain Reader with Chris Richardson. Peaslee is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries. He holds a PhD in Mass Communication from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and his publications have focused on media-related tourism and festivals, superheroes and contemporary popular culture, documentary and feature film, and international communication. He is the co-editor of four volumes on various dimensions of comics, film, and television, and his work has appeared in journals such as Adaptation, Transformative Works & Cultures, Visual Communication Quarterly, Mass Communication and Society, and the International Journal of Communication. Originally from Milford, NH, he now calls Lubbock, TX home, and lives happily with his wife Kate and their three superhero kids, Coen, Hazel, and Nora.Robert G. “Rob” Weiner is Popular Culture Librarian and liaison to the College of Visual and Performing Arts. He also teaches for the Honors College. His research interests include sequential art, popular music, and the history of film. He has authored/edited/co-edited over 15 books including Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries, The Supervillain Reader (with Robert Moses Peaslee), Marvel Graphic Novels, In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000 (with Shelley Barba) Python Beyond Python: Critical Engagements with Culture (with Paul Reinsch and Lynn Whitfield), Perspectives on the Grateful Dead, Graphic Novels and Comics in the Classroom (with Carry Syma), Marvel Comics into Film (with Matt McEniry and Robert Moses Peaslee) and The Joker: A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime (with Robert Moses Peaslee). Rob has also published articles and book chapters in The International Journal of Comic Art, ImageText, Journal of Pan African Studies, Texas Library Journal, Secret Origins of Comic Studies, The Routledge Companion to Comics, The Vietnam War in Popular Culture, What's Eating You: Food and Horror on the Screen, and Global Glam and Popular Music, Race in American Film: Voices and Visions that Shaped a Nation. Most recently he published several pieces in The American Superhero.

Warm welcome to our new listeners, be sure to check out our archive of episodes by clicking here! --------------------------------------- Meet fellow members in our community and check in about your WIP, share your wins and join in on 88 Cups of Tea related discussions! You can really feel the love and support in our Facebook community. You also get the opportunity to submit your questions for upcoming guests on the show. Click here to join our private Facebook group! --------------------------------------- For today’s new episode, we’ve partnered with Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic is a superfood company whose mission is to take over the world with their delicious coffees, teas, and cacaos that are all made with functional mushrooms and adaptogens. Head over to foursigmatic.com/88cupsoftea to learn more and get 15% off your order! ---------------------------------------  Curious to know what goes into building vibrant worlds? How about crafting bold characters? Or where to find inspiration for your stories by combing through your day-to-day? We discuss these topics in detail and explore even more with Naomi Novik! Naomi is the Nebula-award winning author known for her novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver and her Temeraire Series. She is also a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own website.  In our conversation, she shares her love for the Fandom Community and how it helped her discover her passion for technology and writing. We dive deep into how she weaves together computer programing and storytelling to create her art, how she tackles her writing process to help her worlds come alive, and she gives us an inside look into her research process for historical fiction. She also shares her invaluable 3 cardinal rules for writing to help you improve your craft. And at the very end of our conversation, she chats about the exciting project she’s currently working on! Say 'Hi' to Naomi Novik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/naominovik To access Naomi's shownotes page to find all the resources and books mentioned in her episode, shareable quotes, and the timestamps of highlights throughout the entire conversation go to  https://88cupsoftea.com/podcast/naomi-novik/  --- If you enjoyed this episode, I’d really love your support in growing our community by subscribing to us on iTunes, and leaving a rating and review. These specific steps help to increase our visibility on iTunes which really helps new listeners discover us. A huge heartfelt thank you for your time and support! You can click here to go directly to our iTunes page!

Just about every fan is familiar with the Organization for Transformative Works, particularly the website Archive of Our Own. On this episode, we introduce you to OTW communication staffer Claudia Rebaza as we delve into the history of OTW and the importance of having an archive like AO3 that both acts as host for fanworks but also fosters a community for creators. We talk with Claudia about the changing nature of online spaces and the way fans adapt to allow their creative pieces flourish and remain legally protected. In addition to squeeing about fanfiction, we recognize the importance of analyzing media and transformative works, and the ways OTW supports academic scholarship of fandom media. Claudia’s Fanworks Recs: Fanfic, Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Responsible Science series by lettered https://archiveofourown.org/series/21267 Podfic, Merlin: Pairing Pendragon/Merlin by lunchee https://archiveofourown.org/works/402425 Fanart, Merlin: The First Nowell the Angels Did Say by mushroomtale https://archiveofourown.org/works/2854562 Fanvid, Merlin: Commentary on Red Rain by secretlytodream https://archiveofourown.org/works/15652821/chapters/36381657 Fanfic, Angel and original Queer Eye: Queer Eye for the Spike Guy by redsrule1 https://archiveofourown.org/works/7898 Where to find the OTW: www.transformativeworks.org Facebook: @transformativeworks LiveJournal: @otw-news Tumblr: @transformativeworks Twitter: @otw-news

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS Episode 88A: OTW Legal Advocacy Interview – Extended Cut In this interview with the OTW Legal Advocacy Committee member Rebecca Katz, we cover the support work of the Organization for Transformative Works and focus on the legal issues faced by fans making non-commercial transformative pieces from copyrighted […]

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS Episode 88A: OTW Legal Advocacy Interview – Extended Cut In this interview with the OTW Legal Advocacy Committee member Rebecca Katz, we cover the support work of the Organization for Transformative Works and focus on the legal issues faced by fans making non-commercial transformative pieces from copyrighted […]

In this episode, Heidi Tandy, of counsel and intellectual property department chair at Price Benowitz LLP and legal committee member of the Organization for Transformative Works, discusses her work on the relationship between fanworks and intellectual property rights, as well as her draft article "Can You Tarnish Voldemort?: An Examination of the Intersection of Fanworks, Trademarks and Fair Use." Tandy describes the long history of fanworks and how they reflect the creativity of fan communities. Among other things, she explains how changes in copyright law have emphasized the right of fan communities to create fanworks, and how the relationship between copyright and trademark owners and fan communities has developed over time. Tandy blogs at ef yeah copyright law and is on Twitter at @travelingheidi.You can read her post on the ebooks-tree issue she discusses on the podcast here and her post on the adult film "parody" of "50 Shades of Gray" here. She recommends this VOX article about Hamilton fanfiction. And the Organization for Transformative Works legal advocacy page is here.Keywords: Intellectual Property, legal theory, trademarks, patent law See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

[// Pregenerate link to episode ahead of time: - clicktotweet.com- sharelinkgenerator.com]: # What's 6 foot tall, has no face, an is RIGHT BEHIND YOU?! We don't know, but we heard a story from a friend of a friend of ours... but that doesn't matter because this week, we're talking about fans of that unique online horror phenomenon, Creepypasta (and hopefully, we don't get too scared)! Next week, we take on a definitely less creepy fandom (with special guests from the [Ontario Ghostbusters](http://ontarioghostbusters.ca)), Ghostbusters fans! Share this week's episode: ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** Creepypasta is a kind of online horror fiction that crosses over many different fandoms, and takes its name from the internet term "copypasta" (where something would be copy-pasted from website to website). Creepypasta comes in many different forms from lost episode myths (for example, the Simpsons "Dead Bart" episode) or urban legends like Slender Man or Polybius. Creepypasta likely dates back to the late 1990s and early 2000s with stories like _Ted the Caver_, and gained more popularity with communities like [creepypasta.com](http://creepypasta.com), the [Creepypasta wiki](http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Creepypasta_Wiki), and reddit's [r/nosleep](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/) ([Fanlore - Creepypasta](https://fanlore.org/wiki/Creepypasta)). [// Links to SCP foundation; supposed to be a real organization talking about events and creatures]: # **Search Data:** Looking at the [Google Trends Data](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=creepypasta,%2Fm%2F0fq0d6m) for Creepypasta and Slenderman gives us an interesting quick history. There was almost no interest at all until June 2012 where interest in both terms started rising quickly (Slenderman in particular spiked to its most interest ever in August 2012; probably corresponding to the release of [Slender: The Eight Pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages)). Interest has been a slow decline ever since. Looking at the search data also gives us some idea of some of the most popular creepypastas. For example _Jeff the Killer_, _Pokemon_, _Slenderman_, and _Ben Drowned_ (a legend of Zelda creepypasta). **Size of Fandom:** This week is a really challenging one to estimate. Here is some of the data we have: - _Slender: The Eight Pages_ has almost 15 000 votes on [softonic](https://slender.en.softonic.com/) and over 6 million downloads so far - The Creepypasta wiki has [over 13 000 contributors](http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Special:ListUsers) - `r/nosleep` has over 12 million subscribers Given that, we can probably estimate about **fans in the millions**, but it is tricky to narrow down creepypasta fans from general horror fans. ### The Verdict **T could not nope fast enough. Nuke it from orbit.** **Z is in. Still nopes hard... spine tingles, but loves them.** **G is out. Hell no.** ### This week's spotlight Could not find an active charity related to Creepypasta. That being said... **[Ronald McDonald House](http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House)** A creepypasta _about_ a charity. An unfortunate result while trying to find a creepypasta related charity. **[Narrators U-nighted Charity Drive](https://www.creepypasta.com/narrators-unighted-charity-drive-streaming-project/)** Doesn't appear to be an active charity any more, but came about as a result of the murder of a young girl by her two friends over a disagreement about Slenderman. **[Race Against Time 3.5: Secret of Mana Edition](http://raceagainsttime.io/stream)** Our (now) semi-annual charity livestream! This time, we'll be attempting to beat _Secret of Mana: Remastered_ in less than 24 hours to raise money for the [Organization for Transformative Works](http://www.transformativeworks.org/) (Fanlore, Archive Of Our Own). Details are still coming together, but sub

This week, we interrupt our global fandom safari for a matter of dire urgency! ~~People are wrong on the internet!~~ There is a crisis that only the Doctor, the Winchester brothers, Holmes and Watson can solve (and possibly the Avengers if they aren't busy?)! That's right, this week, we're getting meta and bending the laws of time and space to talk about fans of SuperWhoLock! Next week, we bend the laws of space and time back into place as we travel to Russia to talk about fans of that magical sport (and its fans): Figure skating! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Fandom Origins:** SuperWhoLock is, unsurprisingly, the crossover between the fandoms of Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Sherlock (with the Avengers sometimes making an appearance). The first tagged SuperWhoLock post (on Tumblr) appeared in August 2011, and the first SuperWhoLock fanfic was tagged on Archive of our own in August 2012 (though it is possible that stories first appeared as early as January 2012 elsewhere). > In SuperWhoLock's case, this usually involves saving the world from impending apocalypse, something so serious that it only makes sense to enlist as many superheroes as possible to stop it—in this case, the Doctor and his assistants, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sam and Dean Winchester, and the angel Castiel. > > — [The Daily Dot - WTF is SuperWhoLock?](https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/superwholock-fandom-supernatural-sherlock/) **Names:** SuperWhoLockian??? **Most Active:** Based on [Google Trends data](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=superwholock) and [Fanlore](https://fanlore.org/wiki/SuperWhoLock), it appears that the fandom was most popular in the summer of 2014 (in particular, mid July 2014 - The month of [DashCon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon)). Interest was maintained from June 2013 to about January 2015 before starting its downward decline again. **Where does fandom live:** Almost entirely on Tumblr **Related fandoms:** Obviously, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Supernatural are most related to SuperWhoLock fandom. There are some parodies fandoms that exist as well: - Bee Shrek Test in the House - Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons ### This week's spotlight **[Organization for Transformative Works](http://www.transformativeworks.org/how-you-can-help/)** The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit organization run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures. ## Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: - If you want to help us to create more amazing fannish content, become a patron on [Patreon](http://patreon.com/thenickscast); even as little as a dollar a month pledge really helps us out! - For all the latest updates, check us out on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/thenickscast) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/thenickscast) - To see the latest hijinx from our conventions or even our daily lives and adventures, check us out on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/thenickscast) - For our latest convention updates, *Let's Plays*, and other in-real-life video, [check out our YouTube channel](http://youtube.com/thenickscast) - We're also on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/fanthropological/id1163621210), and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/music/m/Icmngxz7yhaoivdvivvf6q6c2pu?t=Fanthropological), and would love it if you could leave a review and rating! - if you want to reach us, and for some reason none of those work for you, try [nick@thenickscast.com](mailto:nick@thenickscast.com) - You can check out [our website](http://thenickscast.com); that will mostly bring you back to this stuff. - Everything is `thenickscast`, so if you can't find us, go on your social network and search for that! - ... You're still looking for ways to reach out? You can also use the hashtag `#fanthro` on Twitter!

Hello friends, I’m Taylor, and welcome to another episode of the Riverhouse Games Podcast. We’ve got a super cool episode today with two really rad people. We’re talking with Meghan Dornbrock from the Modifier podcast and Brandon Leon-Gambetta from Stop Hack and Roll podcast about fanfiction, transformative works, and fan created RPGs. We talk a … Continue reading Critical Theory 3 – Talking Fanfiction, Transformative Works, & RPGs with Meghan & Brandon →

In this episode, we interview Betsy Rosenblatt and Heidi Tandy, two genuine fandom legal eagles. Topics covered include listener responses to the Wattpad episode, the purpose and projects of the Organization for Transformative Works, plagiarism vs. copyright infringement, and #FanworksAreFairUse. Cover image courtesy Jonathunder, from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CourtGavel.JPG

We're taking a quick break from our year of companions to provide you with a discussion (and explanation of) fanworks. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and guests Anna Livingston (of A Teaspoon And An Open Mind), and Janita Burgess (of the Organization for Transformative Works), as we discuss what fanworks are, what they mean, how they've evolved, where to find them, and much more! Have you created some fanworks and want to share? Please do so in the comments! Have some favorites you'd like to point us to, be sure to let us know! And we welcome your thoughts on fanworks in general. ^E Related links [on our site]: Anna A Teaspoon And An Open Mind Calufrax, Teaspoon's recommendations community, is on LiveJournal and Tumblr Anna's recs: A Partial Map of Your TARDIS (Subject to Change), by Levendis Notes on the Domestication of Birds, by Nostalgia. (This story includes a Tenth Doctor/Rose Tyler relationship, and is rated for teen audiences.) All of my fanfic recommendations on Calufrax (many characters, eras, and ratings) Steven Moffat wrote Delgado!Master/Missy fanfic in a recent issue of DWM, and it's hilarious. (Suitable for all ages, too.) Janita International Fanworks Day The Organization for Transformative Works Explanatory video OTW on Tumblr for Fandom First Friday and random fannish goodness OTW projects: Archive of Our Own (AO3), a fanworks archive Fanhackers, a place for non-academic meta discussion of fandom.  Very good for quotations about fandom Fanlore, a wiki about all things fandom, written by everyone Transformative Works and Cultures, an academic journal on fandom And more Janita's recs: Blood of Angels by LoneGunGuy (X-Files) (part 2, part 3, part 4) Hide of a Life War by Etharei (Teen Wolf) Dice by levitatethis (Heroes) Unsingable Name by cerebel (Heroes) Like Bad Wallpaper by flawedamythyst (Sherlock) The Republic of Heaven by Blind_Author (Sherlock and His Dark Materials) Beacon Hills Mystery series by miss_aphelion (Teen Wolf) Janita can't share her dissertation, but she can share some of the survey data Kat's recs: Walking Dead 100,000 word fic Bookmarks by Xanister Kat's own work! Liz ahem Deb's crackvid recs: Doctor Who Handlebars Tenth Doctor: The Musical Torchwood Papa Don't Preach Wholock Sherlock meets the Doctor! Sherlock Last Friday Night You Belong With Me Erika's recs: The Ten Doctors comic, by Rich "Alive Day" Torchwood fanvid, by Sunspot Doctor Noise TROCK ("Captain Jack Harkness", "The Doctor & the Master", "Gallifrey") Bonus links [also on our site]: Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love ThemUna McCormack's Lord of the Rings fanficadult-fanfiction.org (Note the ADULT part there.)FanFiction.netVerity! on Tumblr (Submit stuff so we may share it!)

In the last 18 months, fans have been paid for fanfic, have licensed fanart to networks and shows for use on T-shirts and DVDs, crowdfunded projects, created and played apps for and with actors and films, published books that started out as fanfic, encouraged US courts to clarify what's in the public domain, and advanced creativity and cultural discussions every day. Compared to 2004- or even 2010- connections between fandom and transmedia storytelling have changed vastly, but on ArchiveOfOurOwn, Wattpad, tumblr, and Vine, and at fancons, meetups and online, the "gift culture" and traditions of transformative works endure. Explore the landscape of fandom, transmedia and transformative works with Orlando Jones (Sleepy Hollow), Flourish Klink (chief participation officer at The Alchemists), Professor Henry Jenkins (provost professor of communication, journalism, and cinematic arts, USC) and Aron Levitz (Wattpad) in a discussion moderated by Heidi Tandy (FYeahCopyright.tumblr.com) (and crashed by Misha Collins (Supernatural) Recorded live at San Diego Comic Con on Friday, July 25, 2014 7:30pm - 8:30pm  in Room 26AB

This week, we interrupt our global fandom safari for a matter of dire urgency! ~~People are wrong on the internet!~~ There is a crisis that only the Doctor, the Winchester brothers, Holmes and Watson can solve (and possibly the Avengers if they aren't busy?)! That's right, this week, we're getting meta and bending the laws of time and space to talk about fans of SuperWhoLock! Next week, we bend the laws of space and time back into place as we travel to Russia to talk about fans of that magical sport (and its fans): Figure skating! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Fandom Origins:** SuperWhoLock is, unsurprisingly, the crossover between the fandoms of Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Sherlock (with the Avengers sometimes making an appearance). The first tagged SuperWhoLock post (on Tumblr) appeared in August 2011, and the first SuperWhoLock fanfic was tagged on Archive of our own in August 2012 (though it is possible that stories first appeared as early as January 2012 elsewhere). > In SuperWhoLock's case, this usually involves saving the world from impending apocalypse, something so serious that it only makes sense to enlist as many superheroes as possible to stop it—in this case, the Doctor and his assistants, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sam and Dean Winchester, and the angel Castiel. > > — [The Daily Dot - WTF is SuperWhoLock?](https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/superwholock-fandom-supernatural-sherlock/) **Names:** SuperWhoLockian??? **Most Active:** Based on [Google Trends data](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=superwholock) and [Fanlore](https://fanlore.org/wiki/SuperWhoLock), it appears that the fandom was most popular in the summer of 2014 (in particular, mid July 2014 - The month of [DashCon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon)). Interest was maintained from June 2013 to about January 2015 before starting its downward decline again. **Where does fandom live:** Almost entirely on Tumblr **Related fandoms:** Obviously, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Supernatural are most related to SuperWhoLock fandom. There are some parodies fandoms that exist as well: - Bee Shrek Test in the House - Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons ### This week's spotlight **[Organization for Transformative Works](http://www.transformativeworks.org/how-you-can-help/)** The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit organization run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures. ## Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: - If you want to help us to create more amazing fannish content, become a patron on [Patreon](http://patreon.com/thenickscast); even as little as a dollar a month pledge really helps us out! - For all the latest updates, check us out on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/thenickscast) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/thenickscast) - To see the latest hijinx from our conventions or even our daily lives and adventures, check us out on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/thenickscast) - For our latest convention updates, *Let's Plays*, and other in-real-life video, [check out our YouTube channel](http://youtube.com/thenickscast) - We're also on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/fanthropological/id1163621210), and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/music/m/Icmngxz7yhaoivdvivvf6q6c2pu?t=Fanthropological), and would love it if you could leave a review and rating! - if you want to reach us, and for some reason none of those work for you, try [nick@thenickscast.com](mailto:nick@thenickscast.com) - You can check out [our website](http://thenickscast.com); that will mostly bring you back to this stuff. - Everything is `thenickscast`, so if you can't find us, go on your social network and search for that! - ... You're still looking for ways to reach out? You can also use the hashtag `#fanthro` on Twitter!

[// Pregenerate link to episode ahead of time: - clicktotweet.com- sharelinkgenerator.com]: # What's 6 foot tall, has no face, an is RIGHT BEHIND YOU?! We don't know, but we heard a story from a friend of a friend of ours... but that doesn't matter because this week, we're talking about fans of that unique online horror phenomenon, Creepypasta (and hopefully, we don't get too scared)! Next week, we take on a definitely less creepy fandom (with special guests from the [Ontario Ghostbusters](http://ontarioghostbusters.ca)), Ghostbusters fans! Share this week's episode: ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** Creepypasta is a kind of online horror fiction that crosses over many different fandoms, and takes its name from the internet term "copypasta" (where something would be copy-pasted from website to website). Creepypasta comes in many different forms from lost episode myths (for example, the Simpsons "Dead Bart" episode) or urban legends like Slender Man or Polybius. Creepypasta likely dates back to the late 1990s and early 2000s with stories like _Ted the Caver_, and gained more popularity with communities like [creepypasta.com](http://creepypasta.com), the [Creepypasta wiki](http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Creepypasta_Wiki), and reddit's [r/nosleep](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/) ([Fanlore - Creepypasta](https://fanlore.org/wiki/Creepypasta)). [// Links to SCP foundation; supposed to be a real organization talking about events and creatures]: # **Search Data:** Looking at the [Google Trends Data](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=creepypasta,%2Fm%2F0fq0d6m) for Creepypasta and Slenderman gives us an interesting quick history. There was almost no interest at all until June 2012 where interest in both terms started rising quickly (Slenderman in particular spiked to its most interest ever in August 2012; probably corresponding to the release of [Slender: The Eight Pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages)). Interest has been a slow decline ever since. Looking at the search data also gives us some idea of some of the most popular creepypastas. For example _Jeff the Killer_, _Pokemon_, _Slenderman_, and _Ben Drowned_ (a legend of Zelda creepypasta). **Size of Fandom:** This week is a really challenging one to estimate. Here is some of the data we have: - _Slender: The Eight Pages_ has almost 15 000 votes on [softonic](https://slender.en.softonic.com/) and over 6 million downloads so far - The Creepypasta wiki has [over 13 000 contributors](http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Special:ListUsers) - `r/nosleep` has over 12 million subscribers Given that, we can probably estimate about **fans in the millions**, but it is tricky to narrow down creepypasta fans from general horror fans. ### The Verdict **T could not nope fast enough. Nuke it from orbit.** **Z is in. Still nopes hard... spine tingles, but loves them.** **G is out. Hell no.** ### This week's spotlight Could not find an active charity related to Creepypasta. That being said... **[Ronald McDonald House](http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House)** A creepypasta _about_ a charity. An unfortunate result while trying to find a creepypasta related charity. **[Narrators U-nighted Charity Drive](https://www.creepypasta.com/narrators-unighted-charity-drive-streaming-project/)** Doesn't appear to be an active charity any more, but came about as a result of the murder of a young girl by her two friends over a disagreement about Slenderman. **[Race Against Time 3.5: Secret of Mana Edition](http://raceagainsttime.io/stream)** Our (now) semi-annual charity livestream! This time, we'll be attempting to beat _Secret of Mana: Remastered_ in less than 24 hours to raise money for the [Organization for Transformative Works](http://www.transformativeworks.org/) (Fanlore, Archive Of Our Own). Details are still coming together, but sub