Links Roundup for 26 September 2011

[otw_staff]

Here's a roundup of stories about non-scripted programming that might be of interest to fans:

• Well-known convention organizers Creation are launching a new reality show titled Fan Addicts whose executive producers include William Shatner. The pilot will use footage from the New Jersey Star Trek convention that took place in June 2011 and future episodes will use content from other Creation cons focusing on fandoms including Supernatural and Twilight. No network pick-up has yet been announced


• With any luck the new series will not equate obsessiveness with bad behavior in an effort to attract controversy (and viewers). This article on About.com discusses hostile and threatening behavior being committed by some fans of the US show Big Brother. The author notes that "Of course not all dedicated fans of the show...are reacting this way - it's a small but very vocal minority who are doing this," but the usual, more positive interactions among the majority of fans is not what gets documented.

If you're part of non-scripted fandoms or attend conventions why not contribute your experiences to Fanlore? Contributions are welcome from all fans.

We want your suggestions! If you know of an essay, video, article, event, or link you think we should know about, comment on the most recent Links Roundup — on transformativeworks.org, LJ, or DW — or give @OTW_News a shoutout on Twitter. Links are welcome in all languages!

Submitting a link doesn't guarantee that it will be included in a roundup post, and inclusion of a link doesn't mean that it is endorsed by the OTW.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

Links Roundup for 26 September 2011

[otw-staff.livejournal.com]

Here's a roundup of stories about non-scripted programming that might be of interest to fans:

• Well-known convention organizers Creation are launching a new reality show titled Fan Addicts whose executive producers include William Shatner. The pilot will use footage from the New Jersey Star Trek convention that took place in June 2011 and future episodes will use content from other Creation cons focusing on fandoms including Supernatural and Twilight. No network pick-up has yet been announced


• With any luck the new series will not equate obsessiveness with bad behavior in an effort to attract controversy (and viewers). This article on About.com discusses hostile and threatening behavior being committed by some fans of the US show Big Brother. The author notes that "Of course not all dedicated fans of the show...are reacting this way - it's a small but very vocal minority who are doing this," but the usual, more positive interactions among the majority of fans is not what gets documented.

If you're part of non-scripted fandoms or attend conventions why not contribute your experiences to Fanlore? Contributions are welcome from all fans.

We want your suggestions! If you know of an essay, video, article, event, or link you think we should know about, comment on the most recent Links Roundup — on transformativeworks.org, LJ, or DW — or give @OTW_News a shoutout on Twitter. Links are welcome in all languages!

Submitting a link doesn't guarantee that it will be included in a roundup post, and inclusion of a link doesn't mean that it is endorsed by the OTW.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

In Practice: Vidding

[francescacoppa]

The new issue of Camera Obscura: a journal of Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies published by Duke University Press, features a special section on vidding consisting of essays written by various current and former OTW staffers Kristina Busse, Francesca Coppa, Alexis Lothian, and Rebecca Tushnet.

The essays in the section include: (the link goes to the abstract; full text is not yet available on this site for nonsubscribers.)

* Francesca Coppa, An Editing Room of One's Own: Vidding as Women's Work

* Francesca Coppa and Rebecca Tushnet, How to Suppress Women's Remix

* Kristina Busse and Alexis Lothian, Scholarly Critiques and Critiques of Scholarship: The Uses of Remix Video

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW Blog.

In Practice: Vidding

[francescacoppa.livejournal.com]

The new issue of Camera Obscura: a journal of Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies published by Duke University Press, features a special section on vidding consisting of essays written by various current and former OTW staffers Kristina Busse, Francesca Coppa, Alexis Lothian, and Rebecca Tushnet.

The essays in the section include: (the link goes to the abstract; full text is not yet available on this site for nonsubscribers.)

* Francesca Coppa, An Editing Room of One's Own: Vidding as Women's Work

* Francesca Coppa and Rebecca Tushnet, How to Suppress Women's Remix

* Kristina Busse and Alexis Lothian, Scholarly Critiques and Critiques of Scholarship: The Uses of Remix Video

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW Blog.