Sherlock and transmedia fandom
Subtitle: essays on the BBC series
By: edited by Louisa Ellen Stein and Kristina Busse
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786468188
Subjects: History and criticism; Attitudes; Sherlock (Television program : 2010- ); Television viewers; Detective and mystery television programs
Description: "The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 - ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and anime fandom. This collection explores the cultural intersections and fan traditions that converge in Sherlock and its fandoms"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the literary, televisual and digital adventures of the beloved detective / Louisa Ellen Stein and Kristina Busse; title: Transmedia and Collective Intelligence. Sherlock's epistemological cconomy and the value of "fan" knowledge: how producer-fans play the (great) game of fandom / Matt Hills; title: Winning "the grand game": Sherlock and the fragmentation of fan discourse / Ashley D. Polasek; title: Sherlock then and now. "But it's the solar system!": reconciling science and faith through astronomy / Ariana Scott-Zechlin; title: Terror, nostalgia and the pursuit of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock / Ellen Burton Harrington; title: Decoding the industrial and digital city: visions of security in Holmes' and Sherlock's London / Anne Kustritz and Melanie E. S. Kohnen; title: Adaptations and intertextuality. Shaping Sherlocks: institutional practice and the adaptation of character / Elizabeth Jane Evans; title: Sherlock's webs: what the detective remembered from the doctor about transmediality / C B Harvey; title: Holmes in the small screen: the television contexts of Sherlock / Tom Steward; title: Interpreting Sherlock. "Good old index"; or, the mystery of the infinite archive / Roberta Pearson; title: Sherlock: critical reception by the media / Paul Rixon; title: Holmes abroad: Dutch fans interpret the famous detective / Nicolle Lamerichs; title: Postmodern Sherlock. Sherlock and the (re)invention of modernity / Balaka Basu; title: Sherlock as cyborg: bridging mind and body / Francesca Coppa; title: Conclusion: transmedia Sherlock and beyond / Kristina Busse and Louisa Ellen Stein.