Narrative extraction, #BlackPantherSoLit, and signifyin': "Black Panther" fandom and transformative social practices

Authors

  • Tracy Deonn Walker Duke University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2019.1643

Keywords:

Black American culture, Fan labor, Fans of color, Race, Transformative works, Twitter

Abstract

This article examines the history, creative labor, and social practices around the #BlackPantherSoLIT hashtag on Twitter. Two years before the Black Panther movie event, the hashtag created a fandom of Blackness itself. Once the film was released, Black audiences experienced freedom from fan labor practices typically used when consuming content without significant Black representation.

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Published

2019-03-15

Issue

Vol. 29 (2019): Fans of Color, Fandoms of Color

Section

Symposium

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Copyright (c) 2019 Tracy Deonn Walker

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