Essays about: "Fan fiction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Fan fiction.

  1. 1. Comparing Official and Fan Translation of Neologisms in The Irregular at Magic High School

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jakob Bagge; [2023]
    Keywords : Neologism; Japanese-English translation; fantasy; science fiction; light novel; fan translation;

    Abstract : This study examined the translation of neologisms in the fan and official translations of the first book of the The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series. It aimed to examine whether the choices of translation strategies differed between the two as well as how the word type and choice of translation strategy affected the end result. READ MORE

  3. 2. What Would The Doctor Do (WWTDD)? : Dialogues with Feminist Whovians: Exploring Feminist Inspirational Potential in Doctor Who

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Marie Jaquemin; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminist Inspirational Potential; fandom; agency; emotions; values; role models; inspirations;

    Abstract : What Would The Doctor Do?  This is a question at the heart of the famous BBC science-fiction show Doctor Who led by the eponym character: the Doctor. As a fan of the show myself, a Whovian, this question matters to me as I look up to the Doctor, this hero who is described as an alien ethical guide for their human companions. READ MORE

  4. 3. “I DON’T THINK WE’VE BEEN FORMALLY INTRODUCED?” Re-contextualising a Literary Model for First Meetings through Adaptation Theory and Fan Fiction

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Malin Brus; [2019-02-08]
    Keywords : narratology; adaptation theory; fan fiction; Jean Rousset;

    Abstract : (Re-)contextualising narratology in today’s world of rapid technological development and widespread access to the internet serves as the basis of this essay, which explores what happens when narratology, adaptation theory and fan fiction theory intersect and interact. It combines a surface level quantitative study with qualitative text analysis, using Rousset’s literary model from 1981 on first meetings between lovers-to-be as the narratological reference, and the first meeting between the characters Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane as the text subject (using a corpus consisting of a novel, its official film and TV-show adaptations, and thirty fan fictions). READ MORE

  5. 4. Creating Worlds: Fan Modifications of Civilization 4

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Akademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Marcus Schmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : Authorship; Civilization 4; Fan fiction; Fall from Heaven 2; Online communities;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between author, text and user-generated modifications in the context of the computer game Civilization 4. These relationships are studied in part by analyzing how the game mechanics have been modified, and in part through analyzing the communication taking place between players of Civilization 4 in the CivFanatics online forums. READ MORE

  6. 5. Self-Harm and the Pursuit of Control in Shadowhunters Fan Fiction

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Malin Bohman; [2019]
    Keywords : mental health; loss of control; depression; anxiety; disability narrative;

    Abstract : Five fan fictions based on the TV-series Shadowhunters are used to analyze the self-harming behaviors of the character Alec Lightwood, as a response to losing, and a method of regaining, control. In addition, this paper explores self-harm in relation to upbringing and culture, self-punishment, and the mental health disorders depression and anxiety. READ MORE