Sociological research with fanfic writers
Hello everyone,
I’m a sociology major writing a thesis on hyperreality created by fanfics. For my thesis, I am conducting a field research study focused on fanfic writers and their relationship with both fandom and Story.
The interview involves a 60-minute chat. There will be no recordings, the camera is optional. We can do an audio-only chat. During the interview, I’d like to talk about fandom’s place in the fanfic writer’s life, fandom’s community effect, and mainly why you are writing fanfiction (and not an ‘original’ work for example). And finally, the writer’s perception of the characters.
I’m conducting interviews with writers who meet at least one of these criteria:
- writing fanfic for 5+ years, or
- 30 or more posted stories, or
- a cumulative 100k words or above.
I completely understand that anonymity is important in fandom, so I won’t ask for your real name or any identifying details. But what I do need during the interview is some general background information to help build a typology, like:
Family background: work, income level, education level
Personal: age, occupation, income level, education level, and country of residence
If you would be willing to help me with this project and be one of the interviewees, help me connect with other fanfic-writers or have any questions, please dm me or simply reblog :]
