Louise Pound: A Folklore and Literature Miscellany
Abstract
Discontented with mainstream value systems, the Sherlock fandom is tireless in implementing various forms of resistance to question the balance of power and authority between producer, consumer, and text. One such method is slash fanfiction, which is both a tool for understanding and creating meaning from the source text and an act of defiance from those who feel marginalized by the dominant culture. Yet, I argue, Sherlock is a special case. Sherlock itself is a brilliant and intertextual rereading of Arthur Conan Doyle's original text; in other words, the show itself is elaborate fanfiction, which complicates the typical producer-fandom interaction and undermines typical subversion tactics.
Recommended Citation
Ewolt, Amanda
(2015)
"The Great Games We Play: Fan Resistance and the BBC Sherlock,"
Louise Pound: A Folklore and Literature Miscellany: Vol. 1:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/louisepound/vol1/iss1/4