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Just a quick reminder: I'm mostly blogging over at fidesquaerens these days.
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and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint...
TORn is looking for the best Tolkien-based fan-art out there. I know some of your reading this (Ellynn? Dreamflower? *nudges*) draw some really nice pictures and make other pieces. And even if you don't, you probably know of someone who does ( Read more... ) -
another discussion post for the Boromir essay
I'd like some more thoughts leading up to the Boromir essay I'm working on. This time I want your opinions on a more general question. Specifically: What do you think is the "canonical" view on things like sex, marriage, gender roles, homosexuality, etc.? Not so much what you'd feel comfortable writing in your own story - how do you think Tolkien ( Read more... ) -
Boromir quotes needed
I'm developing an essay on Boromir (and other topics, like the way we view canon and Tolkien's views on sex), and I'd like some help with the research. What comes to mind when you think of Boromir? Are there any quotes that make you see him the way you do? What are your favorite Boromir fanons? (Also: icanhas link please, if you know a good story ( Read more... ) -
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Just a quick reminder - I'm mostly blogging these days at fidesquaerens.
In theory, to my mind fidesquaerens is for religion/philosophy/politics and telperion1 is for more fannish things, but the way I think about fandom these days is more as an illustration of those deep thoughts. Meaning I'm actually not saying much that's purely fannish, though I still love fandom; ( Read more... ) -
meta slash discussion is meta-y
Aliana has a very nice discussion of slash going on at her blog. Do drop by and feel free to weigh in. She's less interested in whether slash is valid or not, and more about how people read it, the issues with integrating a realistic look at non-hetero romance into historical fandoms, and the like ( Read more... ) -
MEFA goodies
Hey guys,
This morning I got to do one of my favorite MEFA-related tasks: emailing all the authors competing in the MEFAs who won an award, to give the good news. (Full results will be available to everyone in a few days.) So I thought I'd share my stories that did well in the MEFAs:
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another year, another MEFAs
The 2011 MEFAs have been closed for nearly three hours now. I'm more or less the public face of this fannish awards program, though others do the lions' share of the work most days. (aranel_took jumps to mind, though there are certainly others.) I have sort of gone on politics safari this year, which combined with grad school and teaching meant that I haven't ( Read more... ) -
angry blog commenters vs. fanfic comments
Slate has an interesting article on the rise of the angry commenter on the Internet ( Read more... )