Date of Completion
Winter 12-15-2018
Thesis Advisor(s)
Margaret Breen
Honors Major
English
Disciplines
Communication Technology and New Media | Digital Humanities | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Other English Language and Literature | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Social Media
Abstract
This thesis explores how fanfiction is a site of resistance and empowerment for female and queer fans. Fans rework popular cultural texts to represent themselves and reflect their own interests and concerns in the face of significant stigma on the part of fandom and media producers.
Recommended Citation
Koehm, Diana, "Revision as Resistance: Fanfiction as an Empowering Community for Female and Queer Fans" (2018). Honors Scholar Theses. 604.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/604