Reader Reception and Reader's Inventions
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Konum: A116
Speaker: Ayşegül Kuglin Köselioğlu
Wolfgang Iser's reception theory works on the premise that the meaning of a literary text is not fixed, but formed during the process of reading, with the cooperation of the reader. Information that is not given in the text "stimulates the reader into filling the blanks with projections." Reception theory is a useful critical tool in the analysis of important works of classic literature, providing new insight into character motivations and plot details among others. However, this theory also contains important clues for readers' efforts to explore stories further: derivative works by readers or "fan works" in visual, literary or similar form are manifestations of readers' efforts to "participate in the production of meaning" even beyond the original text. This seminar is designed to provide an introduction to Iser’s theory and to derivative fiction, and an interpretation of derivative fiction as a natural progression of Iser’s reception theory.