Patti Smith: Aging, fandom, and libido

Authors

  • Maud Lavin School of the Art Institute of Chicago

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0658

Keywords:

Aging women, Androgyny, Fan studies, Gender

Abstract

This essay traces a lifelong fandom of Patti Smith in light of issues of aging, femininity, and libido. It also considers the paucity of transformative images in Western mass culture and its fandoms of aging women. Personal narrative is brought into play, fans' experiences throughout the life cycle are referenced, and gender issues are emphasized.

Author Biography

Maud Lavin, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Professor, Visual and Critical Studies and Art History, Theory and Criticism, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Published

2015-09-15

Issue

Vol. 20 (2015)

Section

Symposium

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