Beyond antifandom

Cheerleading, textual hate and new media ethics

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7499417
AutoresEmma A Jane (0000-0001-7909-1571, University of NSW, Australia, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume17
Fascículo2
Páginas175-190
Data de publicação2014-01-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1367-8779 • E-ISSN: 1460-356X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1367877913514330
OpenAlexW2158441615
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas8

Drawing on a case study involving mediated vitriol targeting cheerleaders, this article identifies two potentially problematic aspects of the media studies concept of antifandom. First, it critiques the classification of vitriolic texts produced by antifans as belonging primarily to the field of audiences and reception. It argues that this move risks sidelining the fact that antifan discourse also constitutes a set of influential texts authored by a group of powerful textual producers. Second, it questions the designation of the human targets of antifandom as texts. This risks underplaying the ethical dimensions of the en masse articulation of vitriol towards human targets

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