Julia Neugarten
@julianeugarten.bsky.social
Researcher of fandom studies, fanfiction, computational literary studies and literary reception. Currently a PhD candidate at Radboud University. Views are my own.
If I happen to know anyone who can give me digital access to this book, DM me! #OA #persephone #classicalreception #YA www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
Persephone Myth in Young Adult Fiction
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If you were sad to have missed the symposium 'Mapping the Canon: Quantitative Approaches to Literary History' (organized by @jbrottrager.bsky.social), the contribution by @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social and myself is now available on Zenodo! #fanfiction #omegaverse #canon zenodo.org/records/2162...
A Genre of Our Own: Fanonization and the Omegaverse
Abstract This paper studies the processes of canonization that unfold on Archive of Our Own, one of the largest contemporary online fanfiction websites. Fanfiction, on both the production and consumpt...
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Happy to announce that our article 'The style of scorn: computationally operationalizing the relationship between anger and complexity in 'Ik Ga Leven' by Lale Gül' (together with @jorisvanzundert.bsky.social) is out now with Digital Scholarship in the Humanities! OA link: doi.org/10.1093/llc/...
What a pleasure to present on such a fun topic with the amazing @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social. Thanks again to @jbrottrager.bsky.social for the invite and many thanks also to all the other amazing contributors.
Judith Brottrager@jbrottrager.bsky.social · 2mo agoLast, but not least at #MappingtheCanon: @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social & @julianeugarten.bsky.social on fanonization and the Omegaverse:
The second session of #MappingtheCanon starts with Yuri Bizzoni & @pascaleispunk.bsky.social 'daring case' of a universal canon:
At the symposium Mapping the Canon: Quantitative Approaches to Literary History at TU Darmstadt, @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social and Julia Neugarten (Radboud University Nijmegen) will present: “A Genre of Our Own: Fanonization and the Omegaverse.” 📅 19 June 2026 🕒 10:30–12:00
Why do all main #ToyStory characters have the power of speech except Bullseye? Even the anthropomorphized spork and potatoes can speak, but not the horse? Justice for Bullseye!
Woody Falls Off Bullseye: Embarrassed
ALT: Woody Falls Off Bullseye: Embarrassed
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Looking forward to giving a talk on processes of canonization in fanfiction with @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social. Many thanks to @jbrottrager.bsky.social for the invite.
Judith Brottrager@jbrottrager.bsky.social · 2mo agoVery excited about a very special event: in two weeks, some of the most interesting quantitative work on the literary canon and canon formation comes together in Darmstadt 🧵
"Fanfiction is not only text but also community and culture. The study of fanfiction is also the study of fans." Our workshop on the Problems and Prospects of Computational Fanfiction Research at #DHBenelux2026 is off to a great start!
Do I happen to know anyone who can give me access to doi.org/10.1093/acre...? Thanks in advance! #science #openscience #request #senses #literature
Literature and the Senses
Abstract. Sensory studies is an interdisciplinary field connecting insights from history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religion, literature, and ar
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New chapter on Computational Analysis: Fanfiction as Literary Reception - Julia Neugarten In: Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies Edited by Jeroen Dera, Anna Oerlemans, and Frederik Van Dam #FanStudies www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9789462...
Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies by edited by Jeroen Dera, Anna Oerlemans, and Frederik Van Dam | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Turning reading into research: Researching literature through its reception.Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies is the first handbook that offers a systematic, hands-on guide to the study.....
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The hardship of having to finish my dissertation is softened somewhat by the views of beautiful Venice.
The deadline for this call has been extended to Monday April 27th. Early-career scholars interested in #DH, #NLP #fandom and #fanfiction, take heed!
Julia Neugarten@julianeugarten.bsky.social · 4mo agoCall to all early-career scholars in computational fanfiction research who may want to attend DH Benelux 2026!
Call to all early-career scholars in computational fanfiction research who may want to attend DH Benelux 2026!
Annual Fanficforum conference in the books & once again amazed at the interesting work done in fanfic studies across academic levels, from BA term paper to PhD thesis. Thank you to everyone who joined & especially to @julianeugarten.bsky.social whose keynote was a great start to our day!
I am very much looking forward to giving the keynote and attending this exciting event 😄
Nina Heise@ninaheise.bsky.social · 7mo agoIf you're interested in #fanfiction in academic terms (or interested in fanfiction full stop) check out our student conference next week (accessible online)! Very much looking forward to the keynote by @julianeugarten.bsky.social & exciting presentations by BA & MA students from Germany and the UK.
I actually had a discussion about this yesterday. The hate for fanfiction has 4 components: 1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
cool work at #CHR2025 by @julianeugarten.bsky.social on the sentiment trajectories in fanfiction! @comphumresearch.bsky.social
#CHR2025 is off to a pretty great start with some very interesting findings by Federica Bologna et al. anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
Happy International Volunteer Day to all my colleagues -- in translation and beyond -- who help make the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own possible! @transformativeworks.org @archiveofourown.org
What is the relationship between #Twilight and Fifty Shades? What do these texts reveal about the relationship between published fiction and fanfiction when studied computationally? Find out in our new article (with Barbara Bordalejo and @jorisvanzundert.bsky.social) doi.org/10.16995/dsc...
Fifty Shades of Twilight: A Computational Approach to Textual Adaptation
This paper analyzes the relationship between the Twilight Saga and Fifty Shades trilogy as a case study on the relationship between published fiction and fanfiction. We aim to develop computational me...
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New paper for #CHR2025 Curious how fanfiction genre-tags in 4 different fandoms (Greek Myth, Harry Potter, LOTR and Harry Potter) influence the sentiment of their story arcs? Read on! Thanks to co-authors @pascaleispunk.bsky.social, Mia Jacobsen and Yuri Bizzoni anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
Happily Ever After: Comparing Sentiment Arcs in Emotionally-Inflected Fanfiction Genres Across Fandoms
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This article by @julianeugarten.bsky.social is a fascinating glimpse into fanfiction responding to Ancient Greek mythology as well as a meditation on the suitability of specific digital methods for analysing fanfic, emphasising the importance of close reading in computational literary studies 👀📖
Transformative Works and Cultures@journal.transformativeworks.org · 9mo agoIn #TWC46's first New Currents article, @julianeugarten.bsky.social explores the potential of a suite of natural language processing and machine learning tools to examine power and gender dynamics in fan fiction featuring characters from Greek mythology! Read it here:
In #TWC46's first New Currents article, @julianeugarten.bsky.social explores the potential of a suite of natural language processing and machine learning tools to examine power and gender dynamics in fan fiction featuring characters from Greek mythology! Read it here:
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