Transformative racism: The black body in fan works

Authors

  • Poe Johnson DePaul University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2019.1669

Keywords:

Antiblackness, Media history, Race

Abstract

This article examines the potential pitfalls with the depiction of black bodies in transformative fan works that do not actively consider and account for the history of racism directed toward black bodies throughout American mass media texts.

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Published

2019-03-15

Issue

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

Section

Symposium

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