2021
DOI: 10.58193/ilu.1711
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(A)historical Fandom of Jane Austen: From High Culture to Popular Culture and Back

Abstract: Th is paper deals with Jane Austen fandom, and works with the assumption that fandom is not just a modern phenomenon but rather a historical one. Th is text is based on the notion that fandom can be a manifestation of a new form of religiosity, taking inspiration from the term "cult fandom" (coined by Matt Hills). I am concerned with Austen as a published and praised author during her lifetime; how her works came to be a part of literary canon; and how the elitist fandom and popular fandom are both connected t… Show more

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