Anne Jamison (academic)

Anne Elizabeth Jamison is an American professor of English at University of Utah noted primarily for her work on fan fiction.[1]

Jamison grew up in Albany, New York. She received a BA from Barnard College, an MA from the University of London and a PhD from Princeton University.[2] She moved to Salt Lake City in 2004 to take a position of Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. She teaches courses in Victorian literature, children's literature, and literary theory. She is a longtime Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan.[3]

Her book Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over The World was published by Penguin Random House in 2013.[4] Jamison has been a noted expert on "fan fiction" since publishing her book Fic.[5][6][7] Jamison is also the author of books on poetry and Kafka.[8]

References

  1. ^ Blair, Kirstie (14 July 2015). "Meet the English Professor Who Taught Fanfic in the Ivy League". The Conversation. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Anne Jamison profile". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ Jenny, Gin (18 November 2019). "Reading the End". Podcast. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ Jamison, Anne. "Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ Fulton, Ben. "Utah Scholar studies Fan Fiction, Particularly 'Mommy porn'". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ Lewis, Andy (19 December 2013). "Why Fan Fiction is Taking Over the World". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ Burt, Stephanie (23 August 2017). "The Promise and Potential of Fan Fiction". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Anne Jamison Books". Amazon. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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