Laura MARTIN-GOMEZ

Laura Martin-Gomez is a Lecturer in English at Paul Sabatier University Toulouse, affiliated with the LAIRDIL Laboratory. Her research explores the transmedia reception of J.R.R. Tolkien's works, emphasizing fan communities' role in transforming literary texts into cultural phenomena.

• PhD in Comparative Literature (2020, University of Artois)
• M2 in Anglophone Studies (2011, Paris Diderot University)
• ENS Cachan diploma (2012)

Her interdisciplinary approach bridges literature and cultural studies, analyzing fan art, adaptations, and community-driven interpretations. She investigates the tension between textual originality and visual adaptations (Peter Jackson, Amazon series) while expanding to broader transmedia fiction reception.

Current research trajectories include:

• Transmedia narrative systems
• Fandom as academic practice
• Visual-textual interplay in adaptations
• Historical evolution of fan communities (1955-1992)
• Comparative cultural reception across France/UK/US
• Professional and amateur artistic production

Associated with the Texts and Cultures Research Center, her work contributes to understanding how literary works become cultural paragons through multiple media expressions.