Fan girls and the media : creating characters, consuming culture / edited by Adrienne Trier-Bieniek.

Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Format/Description:

Book
xix, 137 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects:

Women in mass media.
Sexism in mass media.
Fans (Persons) -- Social aspects.
Internet entertainment industry -- Social aspects.

Contents:

Introduction : finding feminist fandom in orange is the new black / Adrienne Trier-Bieniek
"Sci-fi and skimpy outfits" : negotiating objectification, gendered boundaries, and authenticity within the Star Trek fandom / Sarah M. Corse and Jaime Hartless
A new dawn breaks : rewriting gender wrongs through twilight fan fiction / Penelope Eate
Coveting Sarah Jessica Parker : when postfeminism meets commodity feminism / Gigi McNamara
Members of the tribe : marginal identities and the female comedy fan community / Joanne Gilbert
"When a man knows a woman" : understanding the fan appeal of avenging-women written by men / Lara Stache
Cultural production and digital resilience : examining female gamers use of social media to participate in video game culture / Kishonna Gray
The new housewife : gender roles and perceptions of the Real housewives of Atlanta / Natasha Howard
Writing her story : matriarchy through the male gaze in Tyler Perry's film The family that preys / Christopher K. Jackson and Adria Y. Goldman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor:

Trier-Bieniek, Adrienne M., editor.

ISBN:

9781442246553
1442246553
9781442246560

OCLC:

893453647

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