Female Fandom and the Anxieties of Agency
A Feminist Reading of the Indian Female Fan in Guddi (1971)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2953487 |
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| Authors | Parvathy N (0000-0002-1781-7370), N Parvathy (Indian Institute of Technology Patna, corresponding author), Priyanka Tripathi (0000-0002-9522-3391, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Encounters A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2468-4414 • E-ISSN: 2468-4414 |
| Publisher | Lectito BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.20897/femenc/14234 |
| OpenAlex | W4392354013 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Academic research on fandom has sometimes stereotyped female fans, potentially influenced by the gendered dichotomy in fan studies. In the context of Indian fan discourses, there has been insufficient academic engagement with gender which poses a significant gap that requires attention. This article explores the intersection of gender, specifically focusing on women, in Indian fan studies. Through a feminist lens, the article undertakes a textual analysis of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi ('The Doll', 1971), possibly the first Hindi film to diegetically represent a female fan. The study examines how the film portrays female fandom and yet acknowledges that it falls short in successfully dismantling the pathologising stereotypes associated with femininity. Nevertheless, the film successfully initiates a dialogue on the presence and importance of female fan practices in India. It explores how the film acts as a catalyst for a narrative that highlights the agentic potential of fandom. Additionally, the article delves into the broader implications of the film within Indian fan studies, including its capacity to challenge gender norms and inspire further research on female fan practices in the context of Indian cinema
Agency (philosophy) · Fandom · Media studies · Political science · Reading (process) · Social science · Sociology · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · South Asian Cinema and Culture
The Madwoman in the Attic
The Desire to Desire
Fan
Television and Women’s Culture
The affable young man
Locating epistemic (dis)privilege of female fans in select Indian narratives
Breaking New Ground
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema
Women's Genres
The Image Trap
Identity bifurcation in response to stereotype threat
Not One of Those Screaming Girls
| Highly cited | No |
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