Veronica Mars Kickstarter and crowd funding

Authors

  • Bertha Chin
  • Bethan Jones Aberystwyth University
  • Myles McNutt University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Luke Pebler Los Angeles, California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2014.0519

Keywords:

Crowd sourcing, Ethics, Fan agency, Fan exploitation, Fan labor

Abstract

This conversation among Bertha Chin, Bethan Jones, Myles McNutt, and Luke Pebler about the Veronica Mars (2004–7) Kickstarter campaign to fund a film assesses the implications of crowd sourcing and fan labor.

Author Biography

Bethan Jones, Aberystwyth University

PhD candidate at Aberystwyth University researching The X-Files fan fiction and gender

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Published

2014-03-15

Issue

Vol. 15 (2014)

Section

Interview

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