At a guess, are the majority of the people you regularly fan with your nationality?
Hahaha, no. of the 181 people I have friended, 19 are of the same nationality as me. Of those 19, maybe half are active in a fandom we share or at least used to share.
Do you think this changes depending on what fandom you’re in?
No. The Merlin fandom has a higher percentage British people than say, Stargate; alas, I'm not British.
If you go to live fan events/conventions/meet-ups, have you attended different fan events for media of different cultures? (E.g. have you gone to both conventions for an English-language series (such as Supernatural) and anime conventions?)If so, have you noticed any differences between such conventions?
Hahaha, yes! I've been to a Stargate convention and one that concentrated more on science fiction in general with emphasis on Star Trek (though again I went for the Stargate part). I've also been to several Animanga conventions, and although the general setup was the same (merchandising, panels, autograph sessions, cosplay), the audience made all the difference. In short, the animanga fans were generally younger, more exuberant, more noticeably trying to copy the source culture, and vastly more colourful.
Have you ever attended fan events/conventions/meet-ups in more than one country? If so, did you notice any differences?
Yes, I have, but no, I did not.
Has fanning with people from various countries ever caused surprise/confusion/misunderstandings?
Frequently. It's the vocabulary – the casual use of 'nazi' in whatever combination drives me up the wall, whereas I had no idea that there was anything offensive about fried chicken. Never mind that I'm still marvelling at the USA, land of air conditioning and bigger-is-better, not having embraced the continuous-flow water heaters as soon as they got on the market. ;)
Do your expectations for the fandom and its fanwork change depending on the source culture?
Hmm, yes and no. There is less subtlety in US-American material; sometimes I think North-American TV is mainly targeting stupid people. Sorry. British material, on the other hand, often employs a more biting humour you won't necessarily get the first time around. However, the quality of fanworks doesn't so much depend on the source culture, in my experience, as the average age of the target audience. I expect much higher quality and maturity from the Sherlock Holmes fandom than from BBC's Merlin. Both are British (if you ignore the Guy Ritchie movie for a moment), but the themes explored in their fanworks are very different. For example, the modern-day AU is very popular in Merlin fandom, but the Sherlock Holmes fen seem content with Victorian England.
Additionally:
Nationality: German Native language(s): German Language(s) you most often fan in (e.g. write/read/discuss in): English Is it all right for me to reference you directly in the final paper: Yes If yes, how would you prefer to be called (e.g. LJ handle/name/nickname/anonymously, etc): LJ handle is fine If needed, would it be alright for me to contact you for more questions/details via email/skype, etc.? Sure
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Date: 2010-07-10 10:00 am (UTC)At a guess, are the majority of the people you regularly fan with your nationality?
Hahaha, no. of the 181 people I have friended, 19 are of the same nationality as me. Of those 19, maybe half are active in a fandom we share or at least used to share.
Do you think this changes depending on what fandom you’re in?
No. The Merlin fandom has a higher percentage British people than say, Stargate; alas, I'm not British.
If you go to live fan events/conventions/meet-ups, have you attended different fan events for media of different cultures? (E.g. have you gone to both conventions for an English-language series (such as Supernatural) and anime conventions?)If so, have you noticed any differences between such conventions?
Hahaha, yes! I've been to a Stargate convention and one that concentrated more on science fiction in general with emphasis on Star Trek (though again I went for the Stargate part). I've also been to several Animanga conventions, and although the general setup was the same (merchandising, panels, autograph sessions, cosplay), the audience made all the difference. In short, the animanga fans were generally younger, more exuberant, more noticeably trying to copy the source culture, and vastly more colourful.
Have you ever attended fan events/conventions/meet-ups in more than one country? If so, did you notice any differences?
Yes, I have, but no, I did not.
Has fanning with people from various countries ever caused surprise/confusion/misunderstandings?
Frequently. It's the vocabulary – the casual use of 'nazi' in whatever combination drives me up the wall, whereas I had no idea that there was anything offensive about fried chicken. Never mind that I'm still marvelling at the USA, land of air conditioning and bigger-is-better, not having embraced the continuous-flow water heaters as soon as they got on the market. ;)
Do your expectations for the fandom and its fanwork change depending on the source culture?
Hmm, yes and no. There is less subtlety in US-American material; sometimes I think North-American TV is mainly targeting stupid people. Sorry. British material, on the other hand, often employs a more biting humour you won't necessarily get the first time around. However, the quality of fanworks doesn't so much depend on the source culture, in my experience, as the average age of the target audience. I expect much higher quality and maturity from the Sherlock Holmes fandom than from BBC's Merlin. Both are British (if you ignore the Guy Ritchie movie for a moment), but the themes explored in their fanworks are very different. For example, the modern-day AU is very popular in Merlin fandom, but the Sherlock Holmes fen seem content with Victorian England.
Additionally:
Nationality: German
Native language(s): German
Language(s) you most often fan in (e.g. write/read/discuss in): English
Is it all right for me to reference you directly in the final paper: Yes
If yes, how would you prefer to be called (e.g. LJ handle/name/nickname/anonymously, etc): LJ handle is fine
If needed, would it be alright for me to contact you for more questions/details via email/skype, etc.? Sure