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Sherlock and Transmedia Fandom: Essays on the BBC Series


Sherlock and Transmedia Fandom: Essays on the BBC Series

Paperback by Stein, Louisa Ellen; Busse, Kristina

Sherlock and Transmedia Fandom: Essays on the BBC Series

£29.95

ISBN:
9780786468188
Publication Date:
30 May 2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
McFarland & Co Inc
Pages:
251 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 10 - 15 May 2024
Sherlock and Transmedia Fandom: Essays on the BBC Series

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. Essays focus on the industrial and cultural contexts of Sherlock's release, on the text of Sherlock as adaptation and transformative work, and on Sherlock's critical and popular reception. The volume's multiple perspectives examine Sherlock Holmes as an international transmedia figure with continued cultural impact, offering insight into not only the BBC series itself, but also into its literary source, and with it, the international resonance of the Victorian detective and his sidekick.

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