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Beyond Canon

Term 4; Module 5

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Beyond Canon

Thesis: Fanfiction is the continuation of an ancient storytelling impulse: to retell, reframe, and reclaim the canon through narrative freedom. This isn’t fringe. It’s ancient. Fanfiction isn’t an evolution of storytelling, it’s a return to it.

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