Format:
253 Seiten.
ISBN:
9781479824953
,
147982495X
,
9781479824960
,
1479824968
Series Statement:
Critical cultural communication
Content:
"In theory, fans are people who love something, so why, across cases from comic books to TV shows to YouTube to politicians to fan fiction, do fans engage in large-scale social media harassment to express their anger, and what does it tell us about media and public culture?"--
Note:
Introduction: Toward a theory of fandom ugliness -- What real fans want is straight white heroes: constructing fandom in Comicsgate -- "#SenatorKaren back stabbed Bernie": antifandom and political engagement on social media -- On the homonormativity of slash, from curtain fic to canonicity -- Hell hath no fury like a fan queerbaited: the death of Lexa and fan vitriol -- The anti wars: sex crimes, free speech, and papering over racism -- "I just joined the #MugClub!": fan consumer activism meets the culture wars -- "Teaching white kids they're bad": antifandom of critical race theory and fannish attachment to whiteness -- Conclusion: Of victimhood and vitriol
Additional Edition:
Online version Stanfill, Mel, 1983- Fandom is ugly New York : New York University Press, [2024] ISBN 9781479824977
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
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