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Toward a Theory of Fandom Ugliness
  • Mel Stanfill
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Fandom Is Ugly
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© 2024 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2024 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1 What Real Fans Want Is Straight White Heroes 25
  5. 2 “#SenatorKaren Back Stabbed Bernie” 43
  6. 3 On the Homonormativity of Slash, from Curtain Fic to Canonicity 62
  7. 4 Hell Hath No Fury like a Fan Queerbaited 82
  8. 5 The Anti Wars 102
  9. 6 “I Just Joined the #MugClub!” 128
  10. 7 “Teaching White Kids They’re Bad” 150
  11. Conclusion 173
  12. Acknowledgments 187
  13. Notes 189
  14. Bibliography 217
  15. Index 241
  16. About the Author 253
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479824984.003.0003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1 What Real Fans Want Is Straight White Heroes 25
  5. 2 “#SenatorKaren Back Stabbed Bernie” 43
  6. 3 On the Homonormativity of Slash, from Curtain Fic to Canonicity 62
  7. 4 Hell Hath No Fury like a Fan Queerbaited 82
  8. 5 The Anti Wars 102
  9. 6 “I Just Joined the #MugClub!” 128
  10. 7 “Teaching White Kids They’re Bad” 150
  11. Conclusion 173
  12. Acknowledgments 187
  13. Notes 189
  14. Bibliography 217
  15. Index 241
  16. About the Author 253
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