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Like other forms of fan fiction, slash fiction--centered on same-sex relationships between two or more characters--is a powerful cultural dialogue. Though the genre can be socially transformative, particularly as an active feminist resistance to patriarchal ideologies, it is complex and continually evolving.
This collection of new essays covers topics on real, "fringe" bodies and identities; the inscription and transgression of bodily boundaries; and the exploration of power, autonomy and personal agency. Considering the darker side of the genre, these essays discuss how systems of authority are both challenged and reiterated by the erotic imagination, and how the voices of marginalized groups are both raised and ignored within slash fiction and fan communities.
List of contents
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction (Ashton Spacey)
Section I-Aberrant Realities:
Fringe Bodies and Marginalized Identities Slashing the Invisible: Bodily Autonomy in Asexual Fan Fiction (Lýsa Westberg Gabriel)
Icons of Self-Destruction: The Portrayal of Aggression and Abusive Behaviors in Band Slash Fiction (Ágnes Zsila and Zsolt Demetrovics)
(Un)Sanctioned Bodies: The State-Sexuality-Disability Nexus
in Captain America Slash Fan Fiction (Divya Garg)
Not So Star-Spangled: Examining Race, Privilege and Problems
in MCU's Captain America Fandom (Cait Coker and Rukmini Pande)
Section II-Sexual Inscription and Bodily Boundaries
When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis
of the Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom (Laura Campillo Arnaiz)
Pregnancy as Bondage: Impregnating the Cisgender Man
in Works of Sherlock and Merlin Slash Fiction (Jesse Ashman)
Erotic Imaginaries of Power in Fan Fiction Tropes (Samantha Close and Cynthia Wang)
Section III-Power, Desire and the Erotics of Consent
A Bad Bromance: Betrayal, Violence and Dark Delight in Subverting the Romance Narrative (Charity A. Fowler)
Dubious Consent: The Revival of Ravishment (Ashton Spacey)
"Happy Consensual Gangbangs": Deconstructions of Sports
Cultures and Hegemonic Masculinity in Football RPF (Milena Popova)
About the Contributors
Index
About the author
Ashton Spacey is an independent researcher currently based in the south west of England.
Summary
Like other forms of fan fiction, slash fiction - centred on same sex relationships between fictional characters - is a powerful cultural dialogue. This collection of new essays covers topics on real, "fringe" bodies and identities; the inscription and transgression of bodily boundaries; and the exploration of power, autonomy and personal agency.
