links for 2006-05-21

Story tropes as kinks; Other People’s Kinks; crossover hits, etc.

(tags: kink auth.kaiz fandom meta meta.fanfic perennial.controversy genre)

without taking care to evaluate and situate the analyses of these artifacts ‘in their natural habitats’, so to speak, investigators run the risk of exposing fanfiction, fanart, and fans to misinterpretation, ridicule, and potential legal consequences.

(tags: auth.kaiz fandom perennial.controversy meta meta.fanfic)

We all know right where the Id Vortex is, and we have this agreement to approach it with caution, but without any shame at all.

(tags: auth.ellen_fremedon meta.fanfic id_vortex meta)

I’m struck (again!) by the difference between a Kowalski when he’s relating to Stella or Louanne, and a Kowalski who’s flirting with Volpe in an alley, all stupid jokes and sexy knowing smirks.

(tags: due_south meta.episode discourse ep.asylum meta.f_k_v)

Fandom, it turns out, IS that fantasy future. What do we do in fandom but put all of our free time and energy into intellectual and artistic pursuits?

(tags: meta meta.fandom)