{"product_id":"critical-fandom-representations-of-race-gender-and-sexuality-in-fan-fiction-9781685970734","title":"Critical Fandom: Representations of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Fan Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cara Marta Messina\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Fandom \u003c\/i\u003epositions fan authors as rhetoricians and fan fiction as an action. Every fan author navigates--implicitly or explicitly--the politics of their fandom, the media they love, their lived experiences, digital technologies, reader expectations, and a larger culture. To better understand critical fans, Cara Marta Messina analyzes Archive of Our Own tagging practices, fan fictions, and interviews from four different fandoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Korra\u003c\/i\u003e celebrate queer relationships while understanding representation is just the first step in the face of systemic homophobia. \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e fan authors challenge racism and heteronormativity in both the community and the show. In online forums for \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e, fans make space for sapphic romances and explore the humanity of Erik Killmonger, ultimately contending with harmful stereotypes of radical Black men. And the \u003ci\u003eOur Flag Means Death\u003c\/i\u003e fandom demonstrates how a show can flourish when it centers queerness, especially for trans fans. Even in these moments of joy, there's conflict. \u003ci\u003eCritical Fandom\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer what comes next. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968249708695,"sku":"9781685970734","price":9047.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781685970734.webp?v=1782917258","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/critical-fandom-representations-of-race-gender-and-sexuality-in-fan-fiction-9781685970734","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}