cornerofmadness

Posting this up for

salomesensei. I did it and it was a very good survey, very appropriate questions and with the knocks fanfiction has taken this month, it's nice to see someone treating it with respect.

Dear Fandom Friends, Acquaintances, and Don't-know-ya-yets,

In addition to being a rabid manga/anime fangirl, writer, and LJ comm moderator, I am also an academic who studies and teaches media and cultural studies.

Right now, I'm invested in talking to other teachers and scholars about fanfic writing in English about Japanese manga/anime. In addition to my own insights, I've just created a survey to let anyone who wishes to share their experiences and opinions on such topics as fandom genres and issues of globalism.

I can't do this without you. It should take less than 30 minutes, and I've tried to make it interesting and fun. Please consider helping me by joining in:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5R8ZNT2

I don't ask for personally identifying information, and I'm not some distant or condescending scholar. I care about the fanwriting community and that we're understood as the creative, fabulous writers we are. And I will share all results with all participants always.

I would also be extremely grateful if you would consider sharing/pimping this request at your personal/fandom LJ and any Japanese manga/anime fandom comms where it might be welcome/allowed. Tapping the shoulders of friends you think might do it will also help more than I can say. The more responses I get, the more useful/valid any results will be.

If you have questions, please PM or email me at mokomokosama@gmail.com .

Thank you for any help you can provide.

Sincerely,

Salome-sensei