In defense of fans and fandom, I want to make clear that I would not argue that fractured fandom happens all the time or involves a majority of the population of any particular fandom. What I would say about fractured fandom is that it reflects a larger social and cultural issue, in the United States…
Tag: equality
Equality Studies: A Call to Action
I respect the work that has been done by critical scholars to point out the ways in which people have been created/oppressed by the social/cultural conditions into which they were born. However, much work in qualitative studies remains focused on how such conditions creates differences in how people see themselves and each other; in…
