which is *totally* unknown in German academia, or at least I've never even seen a hint of it mentioned
Hmmm... I wouldn't go that far - I did several classes on contemporary movies, mainstream cinema etc. when I was at the university (and that was *sigh* about 17 years ago).
But then, as you said, the vast majority of research on internet and popular culture in general is happening in the English-speaking countries... perhaps it's also a bit due to the fact that most of the fanfiction is both ON English books/movies/TV series (LotR, HP, Star Trek, etc.) and IN English?
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Me wants teach it, too!!!
which is *totally* unknown in German academia, or at least I've never even seen a hint of it mentioned
Hmmm... I wouldn't go that far - I did several classes on contemporary movies, mainstream cinema etc. when I was at the university (and that was *sigh* about 17 years ago).
But then, as you said, the vast majority of research on internet and popular culture in general is happening in the English-speaking countries... perhaps it's also a bit due to the fact that most of the fanfiction is both ON English books/movies/TV series (LotR, HP, Star Trek, etc.) and IN English?