Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Suzanne ScottSeries:Critical Cultural Communication #22Publish date:2019-04-16Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479879571ISBN-10:1479879576UPC:9781479879571Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Media Studies, Women's Studies, Feminism & Feminist TheorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCHQTRQFYF
Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry
Reveals the systematic marginalization of women within pop culture fan communities
When Ghostbusters returned to the screen in 2016, some male fans of the original film boycotted the all-female adaptation of the cult classic, turning to Twitter to express their disapproval and making it clear that they considered the film's "real" fans to be white, straight men. While extreme, these responses are...Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479879571ISBN-10:1479879576UPC:9781479879571Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Media Studies, Women's Studies, Feminism & Feminist TheorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCHQTRQFYF
Suzanne Scott is Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the Radio-Television-Film Department at The University of Texas at Austin. She is the co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom (2018).
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