Approaching whiteness in slash via Marvel Cinematic Universe's Sam Wilson

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2019.1695

Keywords:

Critical race theory, Fan fiction

Abstract

This essay articulates the privilege of being a white writer within fandom and addresses the importance of Sam Wilson as a specifically black character in considering the author's own status as a disabled queer woman.

Author Biography

JSA Lowe, University of Houston

PhD candidate in literature & creative writing

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Published

2019-03-15

Issue

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

Section

Symposium

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