Autobiography, Fan Fiction, and Education

Yueling Chen is a current PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.Nicola Robertson is a Teaching Fellow in Education Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

• IntroductionNicola Robertson and Yueling Chen (University of Strathclyde)Part One: Philosophical Considerations1. Autobiographical Writing and Fan Fiction: Pedagogical Reductions and the Hermeneutic LinkNicola Robertson and Yueling Chen (University of Strathclyde)2. Superheroes, Identities and Philosophy: From Fandom to BrandomShone Surendran (University College London)Part Two: Pedagogical Approaches3. The Author’s Note as Autobiography and Meta-Analysis in the Secondary ClassroomAbigail Kirby (DePaul University)4. The Potential of Fan Fiction for Developing Creative SkillsJonathan Firth (University of Strathclyde)5. Fan Fiction Fanatics: Exploring Educational Applications of Fan Fiction Through Autoethnographic InquiryJessica Wythe (Birmingham City University)Part Three: Forming Social and Individual Identities6. Becoming Someone Else: Cosplay as Identity Formation and SolidificationNicola 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 PodcastsParinita 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 SkinMarcelo Jose Cabarcas Ortega (Popular University of Cesar)Conclusions, Considerations, ContinuationsNicola Robertson and Yueling Chen (University of Strathclyde)About the Contributors

Autobiography, Fan Fiction and Education offers a compelling exploration of how personal narratives and creative storytelling by fans intersect with learning. I found this innovative book to be an illuminating read and would deem it essential reading for scholars, educators, and writers alike, due to the way it beautifully forefronts fresh perspectives on the transformative power of fan fiction in shaping identity and education.