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Fake geek girls fandom, gender, and the convergence culture industry

Title
Fake geek girls [electronic resource] : fandom, gender, and the convergence culture industry / Suzanne Scott.
Author
Scott, Suzanne, 1979-
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2019]

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations.
Summary
"Scott's "Fake Geek Girls" explores the issues of gender"--
Series Statement
Critical cultural communication
Uniform Title
Fake geek girls (Online)
Alternative Title
Fake geek girls (Online)
Subject
  • Fans (Persons)
  • Women in popular culture
  • Sexism in mass media
  • Feminism and mass media
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : make fandom great again -- A fangirl's place is in the resistance : feminism and fan studies -- "Get a life, will you people?!" : the revenge of the fanboy -- Interrogating the fake geek girl : the spreadable misogyny of contemporary fan culture -- Terms and conditions : co-opting fan labor and containing fan criticism -- One fanboy to rule them all : fantrepreneurs, fanboy auteurs and the politics of professionalization -- From poaching to pinning : fashioning postfeminist geek girl(y) culture -- Conclusion : fan studies? OTP : fandom and intersectional feminism.
LCCN
2018026984
OCLC
ssj0002128049
Author
Scott, Suzanne, 1979-
Title
Fake geek girls [electronic resource] : fandom, gender, and the convergence culture industry / Suzanne Scott.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Series
Critical cultural communication
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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