My minimalistic slides for Transforming Audiences, 2011.

1. Adler, Hound, Reichenbach BBC’s Sherlock Fans in Search of the Canon By Nicolle Lamerichs, Maastricht University ________________________

2. Argument: Canon’s a matter of literary consensus !

3. Theoretical points 1) Mediation of text with longstanding reception history 2) Interpretive communities vs. individualized responses

4. What is ‘canon’? Multiplicity Point of reference Earlier (fan) texts Official information

5. Original Sherlock Holmes Fanfiction Fan art Other BBC productions Costumes (cosplay) Pastiches/ derivative fiction Adaptations (e.g. Plays, TV) Detective fiction/crime series Sherlock modernisation

9. Conclusion

10. Contacts Recent publications: ‘Sherlock Abroad: Dutch Fans Interpret the Famous Detective’ In Busse, K. & L. Stein (2012). Transmedia Sherlock . ‘Stranger than fiction: Fan identity in cosplay’). Transformative Works and Cultures (September, 2011). [email_address] Contacts