In class Monday we will discuss the piece on Fan fiction by Henry Jenkins. If you want to read some of the real thing - go to fanfiction.net and set up an account and read some of what's out there. Or you might want to look at a site devoted entirely to Harry Potter fanfic.
You might also want to visit The Daily Prophet, the site Heather Lawver created.
Also, you might want to think about how the two following sites comment on digital "writers" assumptions and values about who owns the images and ideas they use to write with.
Badgers is a classic nonsense sound and image clip, and the Potter site, created by professional artists is a kind of "fan fic" on the original. So what are the copyright claims?
As you look around at examples of Fanfic available on the net, think about the following questions.
1. Why are writers creating fan fiction? What is their motive ? (Yeah, I know - there is more than one.)
2. What literacy skills do fan fiction writers seem to be cultivating? How do these compare to what you learn in school?
3. What do these sites suggest about how fan fiction communities function? (how do you join, can you get thrown out, who is in charge, how are disputes moderated, how do decisions get made, and so on)
4. And what do you think it means that fan fiction is not defended by the ACLU and EFF?
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