Ebook: Sherlock and transmedia fandom: essays on the BBC series

"The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 - ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and anime fandom. This collection explores the cultural intersections and fan traditions that converge in Sherlock and its fandoms"--Provided by publisher.;Introduction: the literary, televisual and digital adventures of the beloved detective / Louisa Ellen Stein and Kristina Busse -- Transmedia and Collective Intelligence. Sherlock's epistemological cconomy and the value of "fan" knowledge: how producer-fans play the (great) game of fandom / Matt Hills -- Winning "the grand game": Sherlock and the fragmentation of fan discourse / Ashley D. Polasek -- Sherlock then and now. "But it's the solar system!": reconciling science and faith through astronomy / Ariana Scott-Zechlin -- Terror, nostalgia and the pursuit of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock / Ellen Burton Harrington -- Decoding the industrial and digital city: visions of security in Holmes' and Sherlock's London / Anne Kustritz and Melanie E.S. Kohnen -- Adaptations and intertextuality. Shaping Sherlocks: institutional practice and the adaptation of character / Elizabeth Jane Evans -- Sherlock's webs: what the detective remembered from the doctor about transmediality / C B Harvey -- Holmes in the small screen: the television contexts of Sherlock / Tom Steward -- Interpreting Sherlock. "Good old index"; or, the mystery of the infinite archive / Roberta Pearson -- Sherlock: critical reception by the media / Paul Rixon -- Holmes abroad: Dutch fans interpret the famous detective / Nicolle Lamerichs -- Postmodern Sherlock. Sherlock and the (re)invention of modernity / Balaka Basu -- Sherlock as cyborg: bridging mind and body / Francesca Coppa -- Conclusion: transmedia Sherlock and beyond / Kristina Busse and Louisa Ellen Stein.