Theory (let's be real; it's a bibliography)
Below are several source materials that acted as theoretical inspirations for this project.
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“AO3 Wins 2019 Hugo Award for Best Related Work.” AO3 News. Archive of Our Own, 18 August
2019, www.archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/13528. Accessed 10 November 2019.
“Archives.” Transformative Works and Cultures. Organization for Transformative Works, 2008,
www.journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/issue/archive. Accessed 10 November 2019.
Blake, Yve. “Why are Fangirls scary?” TEDxSydney, May 2019,
www.ted.com/talks/yve_blake_why_are_fangirls_scary/.
Chung, Emily, et al. “Exploring Consumer Fanaticism: Extraordinary Devotion in Consumption Context.”
Advances in Consumer Research, vol. 35, 2008, pp. 333-340.
“Designing Inclusive Games for the Higher Ed Classroom with Anastasia Salter.” Teaching in Higher
Ed. 18 January, 2018, www.teachinginhighered.com/podcast/designing-inclusive-games-higher-ed-classroom.
Duffett, Mark. Understanding Fandom: An Introduction to the Study of Media Fan Culture. Bloomsbury,
2013.
Hale-Stern, Kaila. “Everyone Who Contributed to Fanfiction Site ‘Archive of Our Own’ Is Now a Hugo
Award Winner.” The Mary Sue. The Mary Sue, 19 August 2019, www.themarysue.com/archive-of-our-own-hugo-award-winner/. Accessed 10 April 2020.
Ito, Mizuko, et al. Affinity Online: How Connection and Shared Interest Fuel Learning. New York UP,
2019.
Jenkins, Henry. Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture. New York UP, 2006.
Jenkins, Henry, et al. Participatory Culture in a Networked Era: A Conversation on Youth, Learning,
Commerce, and Politics. Polity, 2016.
Noppe, Nele. “Fan studies bibliography.” Transformative Works and Cultures. Organization for
Transformative Works, 2010, www.zotero.org/groups/11806/fan_studies_bibliography#_=_. Accessed 10 November 2019.
Romano, Aja. “The demise of a social media platform: Tracking LiveJournal’s decline.” Culture. Daily
Dot, 6 September 2012, www.dailydot.com/culture/livejournal-decline-timeline/. Accessed 17 November 2019.
Salter, Anastasia, and Bridget Blodgett. Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity
Policing. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
“The OTW: By Fans, For Fans, Open to All.” AO3 News. Archive of Our Own, 9 October 2019,
www.archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/13868. Accessed 10 November 2019.
“What We Believe.” Organization for Transformative Works. Organization for Transformative Works,
2007, www.transformativeworks.org/what_we_believe/. Accessed 10 November 2019.
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Homepage Credits
Image
Barren tree silhouette: https://pixabay.com/images/id-2029533/
Purple night sky: https://pixnio.com/nature-landscapes/night/purple-sky-night-sky-stars-night-summer-trees-clouds#
Starry night sky: https://www.needpix.com/photo/download/453895/night-sky-star-sky-starry-sky-space-night-universe-astronomy-background
Owl silhouette: https://pixabay.com/images/id-36097/
Moon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_0063_Nevit.svg © Nevit Dilmen / CC BY-SA
Fairy wings silhouette: https://www.goodfreephotos.com/vector-images/fairy-silhouette-vector-clipart.png.php
Fairy silhouette: https://www.goodfreephotos.com/public-domain-images/deprssed-fairy-silhouette-vector-clipart.png.php
Girl reading silhouette: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/girl-reading-book-woman-outdoors-3612647/
Fluffy cat silhouette: https://freesvg.org/fluffy-cat-silhouette
Cat silhouette: https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=118791&picture=cat-silhouette-2
Rabbit silhouette: https://pixabay.com/vectors/rabbit-silhouette-black-2262101/
Squirrel silhouette: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/squirrel-silhouette-animal-mammal-1529445/
Audio
Foliage rustling: https://freesound.org/s/204030/
Cat meowing: https://freesound.org/s/386737/
Owl hoot: https://freesound.org/s/465697/
Fairy dust magic: https://freesound.org/s/440716/
Running over dead leaves: https://freesound.org/s/407654/
Rustling leaves: https://freesound.org/s/386667/
Tawny owl male: https://freesound.org/s/202917/
Night forest: https://freesound.org/s/405515/
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Miscellaneous
Gudetama © Sanrio but I snagged the pic from: https://www.vippng.com/maxp/ioxRooT/