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This book illuminates the relationship between autobiography, fan fiction, and education via philosophical, pedagogical, and formative perspectives.

How might we consider autobiography and fan fiction writing to be educational? How can we harness the potential of fan fiction writing for pedagogical use? How does the practice of creating and consuming fan fiction/autobiographical texts support the formation of identity? This book brings together contributors from across the world to consider the answers to these questions, and more, with the resulting interpretations and perspectives offering something novel in the linking of these three concepts. Separated into three distinct sections, the chapters in this book look first at philosophical perspectives, moving on to pedagogical approaches, and, finally, the role of fan fiction and autobiography in the formation of individual and social identities. The eclectic mix of arguments, methods, and styles aims to provide insights to readers interested in life writing, popular culture and media studies, and those engaged in the multiple sub-disciplines of education studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Nicola Robertson and Yueling Chen (University of Strathclyde)
Part One: Philosophical Considerations
1. Autobiographical Writing and Fan Fiction: Pedagogical Reductions and the Hermeneutic Link
Nicola Robertson and Yueling Chen (University of Strathclyde)
2. Superheroes, Identities and Philosophy: From Fandom to Brandom
Shone Surendran (University College London)
Part Two: Pedagogical Approaches
3. The Author's Note as Autobiography and Meta-Analysis in the Secondary Classroom
Abigail Kirby (DePaul University)
4. The Potential of Fan Fiction for Developing Creative Skills
Jonathan Firth (University of Strathclyde)
5. Fan Fiction Fanatics: Exploring Educational Applications of Fan Fiction Through Autoethnographic Inquiry
Jessica Wythe (Birmingham City University)
Part Three: Forming Social and Individual Identities
6. Becoming Someone Else: Cosplay as Identity Formation and Solidification
Nicola Robertson (University of Strathclyde)
7. A Palimpsest of Belonging: A Critical Reflection on Writing Fan Fiction About Victor Hugo's “Les Miserables”
Sam Greene (University of Leeds)
8. Marginally Fannish: Restorying Imaginations with Intersectional Counternarratives in Fan Podcasts
Parinita Shetty (Sheffield Hallam University)
9. The Coming of Age of a Caribbean Intellectual: Black Childhood and Evocations of Political Consciousness in George Lamming's In the Castle of My Skin
Marcelo Jose Cabarcas Ortega (Popular University of Cesar)
Conclusions, Considerations, Continuations
Nicola Robertson and Yueling Chen (University of Strathclyde)
About the Contributors

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 04 Sep 2025
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 208
ISBN 9781978766679
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Nicola Robertson

Nicola Robertson is a Teaching Fellow in Education…

Anthology Editor

Yueling Chen

Yueling Chen is a current PhD student at the Unive…

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Nicola Robertson

Nicola Robertson is a Teaching Fellow in Education…

Contributor

Yueling Chen

Yueling Chen is a current PhD student at the Unive…

Contributor

Shone Surendran

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Abigail Kirby

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Jonathan Firth

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Jessica Wythe

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Sam Greene

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Parinita Shetty

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