Much of the writing on fan communities within fan studies has focussed on an exploration of the mode and conventions of discourse and interaction within these communities. This discourse involves the articulation of ‘fan knowledge’, the specialised knowledge and information that fans hold in relation to their object of fandom, similar to what John Fiske … Continue reading Collapsing the Extra/Textual:Passions and Intensities of Knowledge in Buffy: the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Online Fan Communities – Marianne Cantwell