FANFICTION: FICTION BY FANDOM

  • Authors: Yani Osmawati
  • From: Literature in Cultural Studies, UI

Abstract:

Jenkins has formulated participatory culture as effect of social media in the internet. With the formula, we could understood that fandom has not only had a role as consumer. Fandom could be a producer that made something from what they had consumed with the presence internet. Product that are launced for them to be consumed has continued to be new product in their hand. Social media has connected them with other people who have encourage them to develop their creation. Fanfiction is a example of fandom creation that develop from participatory culture. Fandom that has consumed what the produser has offered, then written their creation that has developed from what their consumed. This article will explain about the creation that has been made by fandom from something that had been comsumed by them. Why have they made made different creation from something they has consumed if they like it? I will analyse fanfiction that posted on fanfiction.net. I also will only focus the fanfiction in indonesian.

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