many of the meta institutions (fw, metafandom) are missing, and I think that's the reason German fandom has retained a certain ... naïveté that I find frustrating.
Yes, it's rather ... headdesk-inducing. I just can't help it. I love the German language, and I like writing in German, even though I sometimes to try to write in English as well.
I actually had a flatmate once who read only one fic in German because the translation into English wasn't finished yet and the remaining chapters were only available in German. So there do seem to be good fanfics out there, they're just hard to find (no rec-lists).
I think it's interesting that you refer to English fandom as "international". It is international, at least partly, but I wouldn't call it truly international because it is definitely dominated by American media and fen (and British media and fen, to a certain extent). I just don't feel comfortable calling it "international" because of that. Sure, it's on its way of becoming more international (I wholeheartedly support lilithilien's Alles Was Zählt project), but for that we need more translations – of fic and media (and meta and everything else I forgot to mention so far).
(Also, wow, "Schwarzleser," seriously?)
Yes, seriously. It's a big topic on the ff.de forums.
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Date: 2009-05-03 03:00 pm (UTC)Yes, it's rather ... headdesk-inducing. I just can't help it. I love the German language, and I like writing in German, even though I sometimes to try to write in English as well.
I actually had a flatmate once who read only one fic in German because the translation into English wasn't finished yet and the remaining chapters were only available in German. So there do seem to be good fanfics out there, they're just hard to find (no rec-lists).
I think it's interesting that you refer to English fandom as "international". It is international, at least partly, but I wouldn't call it truly international because it is definitely dominated by American media and fen (and British media and fen, to a certain extent). I just don't feel comfortable calling it "international" because of that. Sure, it's on its way of becoming more international (I wholeheartedly support
(Also, wow, "Schwarzleser," seriously?)
Yes, seriously. It's a big topic on the ff.de forums.