Why Do We Read This?: Li Qingzhao, Fandom, and FanFic
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| Podcast Episode | |
|---|---|
| Why Do We Read This? | |
| Episode #3 | |
| Episode Title: | Li Qingzhao, Fandom, and FanFic |
| Length: | 1:04:12 |
| Featured: | Rebecca L. Salois and Andrea Fernandez |
| Date: | October 9, 2019 |
| Fandom: | Panfandom |
| External Links: | https://soundcloud.com/user-166913300-165721049/ep003 |
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Li Qingzhao, Fandom, and FanFic is an episode of the "Why Do We Read This?" podcast.
In this episode, we discuss the 12th-century writings of Chinese poet Li Qingzhao. We consider her works in connection with today's fandom culture, including spending money on fandom and writing fan-fiction.
Topics discussed
- Fans micro-discussion of small details in Supernatural episodes, as compared to religious discussion of each word in a piece of scripture: "Religion is fandom."
- Fan economies
- The Li family's collection as compared to modern fan merch collections