The Ke-able revolutionary specter: Ideological suturing and subjectivity production in Chinese young women's historical fan fiction of the French Revolution

Authors

  • Yuan An Xingyang Normal University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2026.3123

Keywords:

Feminism, Political melancholia, Psychoanalytic

Abstract

Employing critical autoethnography as its research methodology, the article excavates the deep-seated logic underlying Chinese young women's indulgence in the French Revolution historical fan fiction circle within the digital age on platforms such as LOFTER and AO3. The study reveals that the romanticized translation of revolutionary figures is not mere surface-level play of youth subcultural consumption but rather a mechanism through which young women, under the pressure of neoliberal discourse, translate political passion into safe radicality.

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Published

2026-09-14

Issue

Vol. 49 (2026): General

Section

Symposium

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