Iluminace 2021, 33(3):63-75 | DOI: 10.58193/ilu.1712

Adaptation as Fan Fiction Practice in Serialized Narratives

Lucia Kajánková
Akademie múzických umění

The article explores how an official and prestige TV adaptation effectively uses creative practices typical for fan generated content, using a close reading of the series Hannibal (2013-2015, NBC, Bryan Fuller) as an example. The focus lies in serialized narratives, where two different types of source material are identified: the external, pre-existing source and the adapted series itself as it spans several seasons. The objective of the article is to propose a framework for analyzing contemporary adapted works that engage with their source material in a transgressive and/or revisionist manner.

Keywords: adaptation, fan fiction, TV series, queer, Hannibal

Published: September 1, 2021  Show citation

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Kajánková, L. (2021). Adaptation as Fan Fiction Practice in Serialized Narratives. Iluminace, 33(3), 63-75. doi: 10.58193/ilu.1712
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