Jen Pecoskie

Jen Pecoskie is an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from The University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada. Her research interests focus on pleasure reading and themes related to communication and change within print culture, with special focus on social themes. Recent topics of investigation include social and solitary pleasure reading for lesbian and queer female readers; communication and informational ties between readers and authors; and the changing nature of publishing in contemporary times. She has recently published projects in Mémoires du livre/Studies in Book Culture and Library and Information Science Research.

Publications

Iterations and Evolutions: Paratext and Intertext in Fanfiction
Iterations and Evolutions: Paratext and Intertext in Fanfiction
Heather L. Hill, Jen Pecoskie. © 2014. 16 pages.
Intertext and paratext are central to the creation of fantexts and fan communities. It is essential therefore to explore how intertext and paratext affect the production and...