ISBN:
9781479879571
,
9781479838608
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 291 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
Critical cultural communication
DDC:
305.42
Keywords:
Fans (Persons)
;
Women in popular culture
;
Sexism in mass media
;
Feminism and mass media
;
Pop-Kultur
;
Subkultur
;
Kulturindustrie
;
Weiblicher Fan
;
Geschlechterforschung
Abstract:
Introduction : make fandom great again -- A fangirl's place is in the resistance : feminism and fan studies -- "Get a life, will you people?!" : the revenge of the fanboy -- Interrogating the fake geek girl : the spreadable misogyny of contemporary fan culture -- Terms and conditions : co-opting fan labor and containing fan criticism -- One fanboy to rule them all : fantrepreneurs, fanboy auteurs and the politics of professionalization -- From poaching to pinning : fashioning postfeminist geek girl(y) culture -- Conclusion : fan studies? OTP : fandom and intersectional feminism.
Abstract:
"Scott's "Fake Geek Girls" explores the issues of gender"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
