{"product_id":"critical-fandom-cara-marta-messina-9781685970734","title":"Critical Fandom: Representations of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Fan Fiction","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cara Marta Messina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685970737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685970734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.07w x 0.74d","brand":"Cara Marta Messina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801147322623,"sku":"9781685970734","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-fandom-cara-marta-messina-9781685970734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}