Johnlock meta and authorial intent in Sherlock fandom: Affirmational or transformational?

I explore the educational and legitimizing functions of Johnlock meta—the interpretation of a romantic relationship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson—in the BBC Sherlock (2010–) fandom. As a disputed queer reading of an open text, Johnlock meta has provided new, enriched, and repeated textual...

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Main Author: Melissa A. Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2018-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1465/1881