Tribos de fandom: o comportamento tribal nas fanfictions de O Hobbit

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation is to analyze how tribal behavior occurs in The Hobbit fanfictions, based on Michel Maffesoli's concept of tribes. For this, it analyzes the behavior of fandom members expressed within The Hobbit fanfictions following the following specific objectives: 1. Examine the concept and origin of fanfictions; 2. Discuss the community behavior of fandoms using Maffesoli's concept of tribe; 3. Analyze the way the genre is represented in The Hobbit fanfictions; 4. Analyze the way in which social and identity relations are represented in The Hobbit fanfictions; 5. Find out the affective relationships within them; and 6. Scrutinize the mutual inspiration between fandom members for the making of their works. The methodology used is bibliographic research related to Urban Tribes and Post-modernity, as conceptualized by Michel Maffesoli, and also the analysis of selected fanfictions from The Hobbit fandom. We see more about the adaptation of the book. This research aims to contribute to the understanding of how fandom members express themselves through their work, with a special focus on fanfictions. The work also intends to contribute to the studies on Urban Tribes in Portuguese. We explore fandom and fanfictions as privileged places for readers to express themselves, and where readers can reconstruct the original narratives in their own way. We understand that fandoms act like tribes. One of the most characteristic behaviors of these tribes is the need for approval and acceptance among their members. Several interesting data was collected, and among the most relevant ones was the extent to which communication between members was involved in the creation of these works. Several of them were inspired or inspired new works. We conclude that, although works inspired by existing works can be done individually, the making of fanfictions is, in fact, collective. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]