Comments | sapphocles: fandom as a mediaeval society.

sapphocles

fandom as a mediaeval society.

Feb 08, 2007 20:51

It really brightens my day to see what people have to say about each other in the fandom. This place has its share of drama, sure, and sometimes it gets out of control (like when it bleeds onto metafilter and fark). But usually we take care of ourselves - a self-regulating society. In many ways, it's not unlike an anarcho-syndicalist commune early ( Read more... )

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asylumyack February 10 2007, 06:53:48 UTC

Just a resident hermit here. :) I like your idea of comparing the fandom to a somewhat fuedal society. It got me thinking that you could further the analogy to say that the characters of the HP books act as a kind of royalty and members of the fandom their serfs. As a fandom, we spend hours discussing them, reading and writing fanfic about them, etc.
I realize I just a horrible job of explaining that, but I'll blame it on the lateness of the hour.
Here via Hogwarts Today, btw.

freckles42 February 10 2007, 06:58:18 UTC

*laughs* Glad you could stop in for some cheese and provisions, good hermit! ;D

That's a very fair comparison to make, I think. HP characters as the members of the court - and we're always discussing their intrigues and plots, and everything they do affects us. Hmm. :D I think I got what you were attempting to put across. They're also far removed from our every day realities, yet still influential parts of our lives.

Cheers!

sivullinen February 10 2007, 08:02:47 UTC

Oh, I loved this comparison! :D Very nice and original - and accurate!

freckles42 February 10 2007, 08:16:23 UTC

Thank you! :)

revivified February 10 2007, 15:27:23 UTC

This was just a brilliant and thorough comparison - well done! Interesting thought especially about the guilds.

freckles42 February 11 2007, 04:42:10 UTC

Thank you! :)

slashfairy February 11 2007, 08:24:39 UTC

Here via and glad to read this. I tend not to fall too deeply into fandom itself, though i have an OTT and write a little something for it nearly every day, lately. But I do have favorite authors or artists in various places, and have never had a framework to work out what was similar about them for me. Thank you for this.

freckles42 February 11 2007, 08:48:01 UTC

You're most welcome! I'm glad this framework seems to work for most people. :D

ravenna_c_tan February 22 2007, 23:08:47 UTC

Hmm, I guess I would definitely be the priestly class then...

Just dropping into your journal to drop you a reminder that your hp_tarot posting date is imminent. Looking forward to seeing your contribution! Let me know if for some reason you can't make your date by return comment or email to ravenna_c_tan *at- yahoo.