"Missandei deserves better": A case study on loving Blackness through critical fan fiction:

Cara Marta Messina

doi:10.3983/twc.2024.2671

"Missandei deserves better": A case study on loving Blackness through critical fan fiction

Authors

Cara Marta Messina Marist College https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-0815

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2024.2671

Keywords:

Antiracism, Black fans, Critical fan studies

Abstract

Missandei is one of the only recurring Black characters on Game of Thrones (2011–19); her death is just one example of Black characters being used as tools to propel white characters' narrative arcs. This case study traces how fans center Black characters in response to Missandei's death, with critical fans, both Black and non-Black, intervening when fandoms and popular culture texts uphold whiteness.

Author Biography

Cara Marta Messina, Marist College

Assistant Professor of English with a focus on professional writing at Marist College.

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Published

2024-12-14

Issue

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

Section

Symposium

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