Comments on: My fandom theory http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/03/25/my-fandom-theory/ "on which I work with a brush so fine as to produce little effect after much labour" -- Jane Austen Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Emily http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/03/25/my-fandom-theory/#comment-278 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:18:51 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=271#comment-278 Well, it’s this LJ, mostly, as well as recent posts on the Debate Thread at FictionAlley. I’ve actually been thinking about these things for a long time, though.

]]> By: Dave http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/03/25/my-fandom-theory/#comment-277 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:50:45 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=271#comment-277 Your analysis of how different people read different things in canon reminds me of McConkie’s illustration of different sectarian groups reading the Bible. He likened it to having a different set of glasses. Some read through glasses of “Saved by Grace”, other read through glasses of “Jesus was a great teacher, nothing more.” Some read through the glasses of “Tradition and Apostolic Succession.”

We Mormons are not objective either, but also read through a set of glasses that might be called “Continuing Revelation.” Each of us has the same text in front of us, but we see and understand the whole book differently.

It seems now, that you have discovered the same with Harry Potter canon. Intereseting isn’t it?

]]> By: Leslie http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/03/25/my-fandom-theory/#comment-276 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 05:11:43 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=271#comment-276 Yeah, I’m curious too.

]]> By: Jen http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/03/25/my-fandom-theory/#comment-275 Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:02:55 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=271#comment-275 Em, you rock. May I ask what caused this small entry on shipping?

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