International lesbian fandom: between transformative and affirmative fan creativity

JANSOVÁ, Iveta. International lesbian fandom: between transformative and affirmative fan creativity. In 13th ACS International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference. 2022.

Základní údaje

Originální název

International lesbian fandom: between transformative and affirmative fan creativity

Autoři

JANSOVÁ, Iveta ORCID

Vydání

13th ACS International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference, 2022

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

50800 5.8 Media and communications

Stát vydavatele

Portugalsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

lesbian fandom; fan studies; cultural studies; transformative fandom

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

A fair amount of existing literature portrays fans as active media users negotiating the meanings of media texts with the possibility of changing them. There are many reasons behind this that can often be highly individualized. However, the state of media representation of marginalized identities and the need to change it/reflect it might be one of the most pressing. Stemming from a longitudinal qualitative (mainly netnographic) research of fan communities focused on non-heterosexual media content (TV series, movies, books, etc.) and non-heterosexual interpretation of such content, I want to discuss specific phenomena of international “lesbian fandom.” A “community” without a clear hierarchy and organization symbolically coming together with a common goal: discover, share, make available, and in cases of scarcity, also create non-heterosexual content focused on women-loving- women stories for a diverse audience around the globe. A “community” whose creativity simultaneously reflects/supplements/corrects the actual state of non-heterosexual media representation.