This video essay describes a research project about the life and death of fandom platforms, with a focus on what happened to LiveJournal, what came before it, the birth of AO3, and what all this suggests about the future of Tumblr (especially after the adult content ban) and platforms for fanfiction.

More of our fandom research: [ Ссылка ]

- Full research paper: [ Ссылка ]
- Slate article: [ Ссылка ]
- Findings on Tumblr: [ Ссылка ]
- Fansplaining episode: [ Ссылка ]
- Paper about AO3 design: [ Ссылка ]
- AO3 findings on Tumblr: [ Ссылка ]
- Paper about fandom norm clashes: [ Ссылка ]

Check these out:
- Archive of Our Own: [ Ссылка ]
- Organization for Transformative Works: [ Ссылка ]
- Fanlore: [ Ссылка ]

Keep in touch:
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