This article reports on a study that compared the formal themes and ideas discussed in the traditional academic arenas of the scholarly journal and texts with those raised in the 'New Media' forums of fan-sites and blogs.
Using the Twilight texts and web sites as the most popular and frequented forums, the study found that there was little appreciable difference between the two areas of discourse; the fans were saying much the same as the 'authorities'. This raises the question of what distinguishes an academically 'authoritative' voice from that of an enthusiast.
Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's LiteratureISSN
1551-5680Volume
16Issue
2Publisher
La Trobe UniversitySection Title
JabberwockyAuthor Biography
Stephanie Di Palma is an assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Education at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus in Victoria, Australia. In her Honours degree research study she compared the discussions about the Twilight series by fans on their web sites with the analyses by academic commentators in the formal channels of journals and papers.Date Created
2012-12-07Rights Statement
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