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(Re)Archive: The Rise and Fall (and Rebound?) of Independent Fanfiction Archives

Published on 9 October 2023 | Conference Paper

Early online fandoms had multitudes of small, often highly specialized fan-run archives. Presented at the Fan Studies Network North America 2023 conference, this presentation looks at archive trends in the Tolkien and Harry Potter fandoms, considering what factors lead to the proliferation, decline, and closure of small archives, including what it means to "rearchive" after an era of high archive closure and consolidation.

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Topic: Fandom History
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A Fanworks Ecumenopolis: Tolkien Fanfiction Archives and the Implications of Consolidation

Published on 14 October 2022 | Conference Paper

Presented at the Fan Studies Network North America conference in 2022, this presentation uses the concept of the "world city" or ecumenopolis as a metaphor for the infrastructure for archiving fanworks in the early 2020s, taking Tolkien fanfiction as a case study. As the extreme archival fragmentation of the Tolkien fandom gave way to growing consolidation onto the Archive of Our Own, questions arise concerning the future of fandom archiving and whether this consolidation poses risks of not just data loss but cultural loss as well.

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Topic: Fandom Culture, Fandom History
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Affirmational and Transformational Values and Practices in the Tolkien Fanfiction Community

Published on 19 January 2020 | Article

Using survey data, primary historical sources, and existing scholarship, this article makes the case that writers of Tolkien-based fanfiction value elements of both affirmational and transformational fandom. The navigation of canon, authority, criticism, and reparation is complex and shapes not only the stories authors tell but the communities they build. Published in the Journal of Tolkien Research.

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Topic: Fandom Culture, Fandom History
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Yule Lights

Published on 30 December 2019 | Short Story | Gift Story 

As the new lord of Ost-in-Edhil, Celebrimbor must preside over a Yule festivity lacking what he loved of the celebration when he was younger, elements that have become fraught by association with Fëanor, but Annatar has a surprise for him.

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Characters: Celebrimbor, Curufin, Sauron

Home Alone: Forgotten in Formenos

Published on 25 December 2019 | Novella

In the rush to depart for a Yule celebration in Taniquetil, Amrod and Amras are accidentally left behind by their family. When two skeevy Maiar vying for Melkor's attention set their sights on Fëanor's treasury, only these two can protect it. Yes indeed, it is a Silmarillion/Home Alone crossover.

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Characters: Amras, Amrod, Fëanor, Nerdanel