When the BBC premiered its 2010 three-part series *Sherlock*, it re-envisioned a character who had been adapted and re-adapted in multiple reincarnations for over a century. In this collection, we emphasize Sherlock Holmes as an evolving cross media/transmedia and international figure and the myriad cultural intersections and robust and diverse fan traditions that have converged in *Sherlock* and its fandom. The collection will bring together essays that consider the literary and reception histories informing *Sherlock*, the industrial and cultural contexts of *Sherlock*’s release, the text of *Sherlock* itself as adaptation and transformative work, and *Sherlock*’s critical and popular reception

In this collection, we endeavor to establish *Sherlock* at the intersection of various intertexts: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary works; the myriad Holmes adaptations and their fan communities; *Doctor Who* and Steven Moffat's influence; and transmedia reception and media fan responses. Within the context of antecedents and intertextuality, reception and fandom, suggested topics include but are not limited to:

• Author, Creator, and Auteur
• Characterization and Interpretation
• Genre and Tropes
• Adaptation and Transformation
• Identity and Representation
• Space, Place, and National Identity
• Contexts of Production and Circulation
• Transmedia Fandom

For submission details, please see the full Call for Papers at http://www.kristinabusse.com/transmediasherlock.html

Louisa Stein (Middlebury College)
Kristina Busse (Independent Scholar)

transmediasherlock@gmail.com