Abstract
Through interviews and writing sample analysis of two secondary students who are fan fiction writers, this article examines the tensions between curricular writing and extracurricular fan fiction writing. This study finds students have rich extracurricular writing lives, and they repurpose familiar practices from fan fiction writing for the classroom. This study further discusses the role of genre in effective repurposing. This study argues students who develop genre awareness repurpose their extracurricular writing more effectively to fulfill curricular assignments.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; English
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Blackburn, Alison Carol, "Writing in Other People's Worlds: Two Students Repurposing Extracurricular Fan Fiction Writing to Fulfill Curricular Assignments" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 6394.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6394
Date Submitted
2017-06-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd9255
Keywords
Extracurricular Literacies, Fan Fiction, Repurposing, Genre
Language
english