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OTW Fannews: Fandom accomplishments
Tags: Conferences, News of Note, Education and Curriculum, Gaming, Fan Conventions, Fanfiction , Television, OTW Sightings
Transformative Works and Cultures editor, Karen Hellekson, will be delivering one of the Academic keynote presentations at the 72nd meeting of WorldCon in London. She will discuss a range of Doctor Who fan videos, including those that recreate missing episodes and re-frame post-2005 episodes.
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Discussing the Future of Fanworks in March
Tags: Commercial Works Authors, Event, Legal Advocacy, Fannish Communities, Academia, Fannish Practices
As we mentioned during our milestone weekend, today we're announcing four events that will continue our focus on fanworks while celebrating the OTW's project milestones. Starting on March 8, each Saturday next month we will be featuring a discussion on "The Future of Fanworks" with a variety of special guests.
March 8: Live chat with fan studies scholars on "The future of fanworks" at 1600-1800 UTC (What time is that in my timezone?)
- Moderator: Nistasha Perez, OTW Communications staffer
- Guest: Dr. Paul Booth
- Guest: Dr. Anne Jamison
- Guest: Dr. Frenchy Lunning
- Guest: Dr. Lori Morimoto
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OTW Fannews: Creativity everywhere
Tags: Anime and Manga, News of Note, Audio Fanworks, Gaming, Fanart, Movies, Fanfiction
Crunchyroll displayed a slew of artwork when taking note of a new fanart meme. "The last week has given rise to bit of obvious genius on Japanese art portal Pixiv. Suitable for some awesome wallpapers, the hot trend of the moment in fanart is to draw characters trapped behind the glass of a smartphone."
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OTW Fannews: Fan words and papers
Tags: News of Note, Audio Fanworks, Zines, Fannish Histories, Academia, Fannish Practices
Texas A&M's libraries wrote about the closing of a Game of Thrones exhibit while one on filk replaced it. "The Cushing Library filk collection will showcase examples of these songbooks, as well as audio, video, digital recordings and fanzines and fanvids— which demonstrate the interest and affection for particular aspects of both literary and broadcast science fiction and fantasy media. The collection seeks to preserve the popular legacy of science fiction and fantasy by documenting and acquiring various fanworks." They are also looking for donations of "fanworks and filk-related materials."
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Announcing International Fanworks Day
Tags: Announcement, Fannish Histories, Fannish Practices
Now that our milestone weekend has ended, we're thinking of plans for 2015. Specifically, next February 15th, we'd like to hold an International Fanworks Day.
Why do we need a special day?
Because fanworks are awesome! That's why fans, the AO3, and many other archives around the web have ended up with hard drives full of fanworks and thousands to millions of users. Lots of people want to create them and even more want to access and save them. And like other communities that celebrate their special traditions, a specific date for celebrating fanworks speaks to their importance in our lives.
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Help out Support, Translation, and Communications!
Tags: Communications Committee, Volunteering, Support Committee, Translation Committee, Volunteers & Recruiting
We would like to thank everyone who responded to our previous call for Translation Committee Staff, Development & Membership Committee Staff and Communications AD&T Liaisons.
Today, we're excited to announce the opening of applications for:
- Support Committee Staff - Applications accepted until 24 February 2014
- Translator Volunteers - Applications accepted until 24 February 2014
- Communications Graphics Volunteers - Applications accepted until 24 February 2014
We have included more information on each role below. Open roles and applications will always be available at the volunteering page. If you don't see a role that fits with your skills and interests now, keep an eye on the listings.
All applications generate a confirmation page and an auto-reply to your e-mail address. We encourage you to read the confirmation page and to whitelist volunteers -(at)- transformativeworks -(dot)- org in your e-mail client. If you do not receive the auto-reply within 24 hours, please check your spam filters and then contact us.
If you have questions regarding volunteering for the OTW, check out our Volunteering FAQ.
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Update on the Milestone weekend
Tags: Archive of Our Own, Accessibility, Design, & Technology, Fanlore, Event, Wiki CommitteeYesterday the AO3 reached its one million milestone and here are some things that have been taking place since.
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AO3 Reaches 1 Million Fanworks
Tags: Archive of Our Own, Accessibility, Design, & Technology, AnnouncementToday the Archive of Our Own passed the 1 million fanworks mark!
On November 14, 2009, the AO3 entered open beta. Two days into the launch, AO3 News shared the following statistics:
"Total invitations issued: 1410
Number of accounts before Open Beta: 347
Number of accounts at present: 1076
Number of works before Open Beta: 6598
Number of works at present: 9506
Number of fandoms represented before Open Beta: 674
Number of fandoms represented at present: 886"And now, just four years and two months later, AO3 has over 1 million works representing 14,353 fandoms! The site has over 270,000 registered users (with at least 1 million unregistered users visiting each day) and is still growing. AO3 currently issues 750 invitations a day, so if you’re not already registered, now is a great time to join the Archive.
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OTW Fannews: A closer look at fandom
Tags: News of Note, Education and Curriculum, Books, Movies, Television, Fannish Histories
King's College London will be offering a new undergraduate degree in Digital Culture which includes sessions on transformative and fan culture as part of its modules. Admissions have opened for the degree program which will launch in 2015.
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OTW Fannews: Fannish connections
Tags: News of Note, Movies, Sports, Entertainment Industries, Technology
Mina Kimes wrote in Slate about how critical football is in maintaining her relationship with her father. "My father still calls me almost every day when he’s driving home from work. We still talk about the news, and the weather, and the pain in his back, which has gotten a lot worse over the years. But mostly we talk about football. I tell him the rumors that I read on the Internet that day. We scoff at the ignoramuses who dare criticize our team—typically East Coast sports analysts—and praise the brilliance of our coach and general manager. We keep talking as I fiddle with my key, unlock the door, and trudge up the stairs."
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