A portrait of the auteur as fanboy : the construction of authorship in transmedia franchises /

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"Increasingly over the past decade, fan credentials on the part of writers, directors, and producers have come to be seen as a guarantee of quality media-making-the "fanboy auteur." Figures like Joss Whedon are both one of "us" and one of "them." This is a strategy...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Salter, Anastasia, 1984- (Author), Stanfill, Mel, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2020.
Subjects:
Moffat, Steven, > 1961-
James, E. L.
Rowling, J. K.
Smith, Kevin, > 1970-
Whedon, Joss, > 1964-
Snyder, Zack, > 1966-
Jenkins, Patty.
Coogler, Ryan, > 1986-
Waititi, Taika.
Fans (Persons) in mass media.
Motion picture producers and directors > Case studies.
Fans dans les médias.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Motion picture producers and directors
Fans (Persons) in mass media
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Fanboys to the rescue!
  • 1. Steven Moffat and fandom's favorite troll
  • 2. E.L. James and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad fangirl
  • 3. J.K. Rowling and the auteur who lived
  • 4. Kevin Smith and the "independent" fanboy
  • 5. Joss Whedon and the allegedly feminist fanboy auteur
  • 6. Zack Snyder and the professional toxic fanboy
  • 7. Patty Jenkins, Ryan Coogler, Taika Waititi, and the fan auteur as l'autre
  • Conclusion: Fanboy backlash and the futures of fan auteurs

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