Ah, I see! Sorry, I should have asked - I shouldn't assume people in fandom don't speak German, because often enough they do. :-)
the incredible slashiness of the canon
Isn't it, though? It hardly needs slash fanfic at all - though I would definitely want to read that, if only there were any!
Basically, my knowledge of KM fandom ends pretty much with what you describe. I've read a couple of essays and articles and attended one fannish lecture at university ages ago, and that's pretty much it - perhaps the most interesting thing here is that the lecture hall was absolutely packed, mostly by young and young-ish men. *g*
There's a brief overview of the fannish scene here (http://www.karl-may-gesellschaft.de/kmg/pinnwand/intmue.htm), and a forum that seems fairly lively over here (http://www.karl-may-stiftung.de/diskussionsforen/index.php). The Karl May Gesellschaft (http://www.karl-may-gesellschaft.de/) seems to be the right starting point for any and all further studies...
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the incredible slashiness of the canon
Isn't it, though? It hardly needs slash fanfic at all - though I would definitely want to read that, if only there were any!
Basically, my knowledge of KM fandom ends pretty much with what you describe. I've read a couple of essays and articles and attended one fannish lecture at university ages ago, and that's pretty much it - perhaps the most interesting thing here is that the lecture hall was absolutely packed, mostly by young and young-ish men. *g*
There's a brief overview of the fannish scene here (http://www.karl-may-gesellschaft.de/kmg/pinnwand/intmue.htm), and a forum that seems fairly lively over here (http://www.karl-may-stiftung.de/diskussionsforen/index.php). The Karl May Gesellschaft (http://www.karl-may-gesellschaft.de/) seems to be the right starting point for any and all further studies...