Terminology

... I kind of want to know when I started casually using the terms 'Doylist' and 'Watsonian' in discussions. *bemused smile* Especially since I seem to have acquired most of my terminology on fiction/media/archetypes/etc from fan discussion, rather than any formal teaching. *grins*

I think, sometimes, that I can honestly say I've learned as much from reading, writing and researching fanfic as I have from college. Heh. Not even just in the sense of facts, but in the sense of modes of thought/ways of examining things/means of discussion. Putting yourself in someone else's shoes. Examining history/facts/theories/philosophies from other points of view. *shrugs* I'm just saying. Fanfiction and fan-dialogue, as a culture, has probably done a whole hell of a lot for both my knowledge base and my critical functions. *grins*