To love and to labor: The Black female fan experience

Authors

  • Onyinyechukwu M. Chidi-Ogbolu University of Southern California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2024.2551

Keywords:

Fandom, Identity, Intersectionality, Race, Resistive

Abstract

In order to be classified as a fan, one must go beyond simply watching and become a participatory viewer, taking the text and engaging with it beyond the existing material, resulting in a form of labor. I discuss the additional labor Black female fans must perform when negotiating with their fan objects in the wake of the intersection of racial and gender marginalization.

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Published

2024-12-14

Issue

Vol. 44 (2024): Centering Blackness in Fan Studies

Section

Symposium

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