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I chose this image to reblog because it is a great example of Hamilton fan art. Hamilton fan art is common to see on Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram.
This fan art fad reminded me of the idea of “textual productivity” from the Fiske reading. Fiske discussed how fans create these additional texts stemming form their fandom where they essentially create new material for the fandom itself. I think fan art plays directly into this. The fans create these new images that circulate within the fandom itself while making no attempt to circulate the image outside the fandom itself; that is not the goal.
I also think this connect into Benjamin’s idea of “aura.” Through fan art the artist is attempting to capture the body positions and attitudes of these women. By adding the caption and (Angelica’s hand position) they are trying to get the viewer to picture her saying it. This is all attempting to recreate the aura that audience members are exposed to when they actually see these three women up on stage.
I chose reblog this reblog because I think this piece of fan art is also a form of textual poaching, as per the Jenkins definition. Fans are able to extract meaning and interpretations from different texts and use those meanings to create new objects–this fan art takes elements of Hamilton art/writing and creates a new product.
This also connects to the Grossberg reading. Fans take an interest in a fandom that allows them to find their own identities. The person who originally made this piece of fan art wants to see a change in their fandom (women in the sequel) because women connects more to the writer’s identity.
Cynthia Goldman
I chose to reblog this reblog because I think this piece of fan art is also a form of textual poaching, as per the Jenkins definition. Fans are able to extract meaning and interpretations from different texts and use those meanings to create new objects–this fan art takes elements of Hamilton art/writing and creates a new product.
This piece also connects to the Grossberg reading. Fans take an interest in a fandom that allows them to find their own identities. The person who originally made this piece of fan art wants to see a change in their fandom (women in the sequel) because women connects more to the writer’s identity.
Cynthia Goldman
I chose to reblog this post for two reasons: first, because I love it, and second because I think it fits into a much grander context of fan art in a capitalist society.
While, yes, artists like this establish texts outside of the “canon” of works, in this case Hamilton, we must also note the conditions upon which the work is done and distributed. Fan artists choose to labor outside of a capitalist framework, attaching no concrete capital to their work. This is why so many fan-created texts deal with politics that are unlikely to be endorsed by the capitalist patriarchy. Therefore, fan art is unlikely to fit into the “canon” of a cultural object that is established and endorsed by capitalists, as works that threaten the system upon which they prey cannot, on their account, be exposed to the exploited masses.
-Jake
I chose to reblog this because it is a very good example of what Fiske and many other theorists were talking about when they said the difference between fans and the rest of the general audience is that they participate. They add their own opinions and abilities to enrich the fandom. In this instance, the consumer has become producer because she is making her own art while also furthering the Hamilton fandom.
However, I disagree with the original blogger’s statement of this piece of fan art being the artists attempt at recreating the aura of seeing them on stage. I think what Benjamin was going at with “aura” is that you cannot replicate it. Looking at this picture does not even come close to the feeling of watching the play in person. But, that’s okay because that wasn’t the purpose of this art. I think the purpose was just to be a creative outlet for the artist to express her feelings about Hamilton and to add to the conversation.
Kimberly
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