Convergence culture : an approach to Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie through "the fandom"

Abstract

The aim of this research paper is the comparison between the original book of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie with the narrative of fan phenomenon through online web pages such as Archive of Our Own, and FanFiction, among others. The reason why I decided to select Peter Pan is because it has an influence not only in English narrative but also in youth literature and culture. Moreover, these web pages are chosen because of the amount of different fanfictions that are published regarding this particular English novel. The main idea of this TFG is to constitute how the notions for instance of appropiation and remediation, that was coined by Jay David Bolter, work in these new narratives. Furthermore, how the fandom uses the original book not only in Order to create a new story but also to rewrite the relevant aspects (i.e. setting, characters behavior and appearance, crossovers and so on) for the community. Therefore, there would be not only a close reading of Barrie's novel, but also throughout my research paper several notions that I consider meaningful to my analysis will appear, such as participatory culture or fandom. I would also like to cover the core concept of my TFG, that is, convergence culture which was introduced by Henry Jenkins. lf I succeed, the result of this convergence culture would also be connected to the impact of I prosumers in the contemporary world.