Tag: sexism

• Der Dibuk: An Early Judaic Take on Exorcism

  

  Now it is time to watch one of the first exorcism movies, and one of the few Polish/Yiddish movies: Der Dibuk (1937). This is one of the few Yiddish language movies to come out of Poland, and it is based on a famous Polish play. Opening prolouge talking about the dybbuk, about how all spirits, […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  November 21, 2019

  Critical/Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Gender Studies

  dibuk, dybbuk, exorcism, exorcism cinema, Judaism, Poland, sexism, sexuality, women, Yiddish

• Categorizing Fractured Fandom

  

  Defining Fractured Fandom According to the discipline of fan studies, at this point in history, being a fan is considered a positive for any individual. Being a fan helps people discover their identities, and to determine what they like and do not like. Being a fan helps people find friends, establish communities, and develop a […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  January 12, 2015

  Anime/Manga, Audience/Reception Studies, Comics Studies, Communication Studies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Digital Games, Fandom, Internet Studies

  antifans, anxiety, Avril Lavigne, blackface, bronies, canon, cosplay, creativity, cultural appropriation, DC, dialogue, Discourse, diversity, echo chambers, emasculation, empathy, fake geek girls, fanatics, fanboys, Fandom, fanon, fans, filter bubbles, fractured fandom, furries, GamerGate, gender, gender appropriateness, Gwen Stefani, hate-watching, hooligans, identity, ideology, insecurity, insularity, Julianne Hough, Katy Perry, legitimacy, love, Marvel, otaku, perspective-taking, privilege, producers, racism, reactionary, Respect, rivalries, Rule 34, sexism, sexualization, Shipping, Slash, snarking, sports, Star Trek, Star Wars, stereotypes, trolling, Twihards, Virtual Reality, yellowface

• Fan Privilege and Fractured Fandom

  

  Lately, almost every day reveals another story that could be related to a phenomenon I have been discussing on this blog: fractured fandom. Just within the past week, we have had stories about Men’s Rights Activists being misogynists in video gaming communities (here and here), a consideration of how the generation gap is causing problems […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  September 4, 2014

  Communication Studies, Fandom

  agency, Anthony Giddens, Black Peter, communication, Community, Fandom, fans, Ferguson, fractured fandom, legitimacy, Michael Brown, misogyny, normalcy, online communities, privilege, sexism, social literacy, structuration theory, Thanksgiving, traditions, white privilege

• Problems with Perceptions in Fandom

  

  Part of the process of understanding the phenomenon of fractured fandom is to gather stories that thematically reveal its nature, such as my ongoing analysis of how My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fans reacted to the feature film Equestria Girls and its soon-to-be sequel Rainbow Rocks.  The more stories we can gather, then the more […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  May 14, 2014

  Audience/Reception Studies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Fandom, Gender Studies

  attitudes, beliefs, C2E2, cognitive dissonance, cosplay, cultural psychology, fake geek girl, Fandom, fans, feelings, geekdom, geeks, gender appropriateness, imposter syndrome, interpretations, Men, misogynistic extremism, misogyny, misperceptions, nerds, perceptions, Psychology, Sense-making, sexism, sexist, sexualization, social psychology, women

• Sexist Tensions in Geekdom: Why? Just, Why?

  

  The title of this blog post could well have been “______ Tensions in Geekdom: Why? Just, Why?”, but I think that would’ve messed with the URL and broken the WWW.  Honestly, tho, “sexist” could just as well be “racist” or “ageist” or “homophobic” or any other “-ism” relevant in our divided and catalogued world.  It […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  April 30, 2014

  Audience/Reception Studies, Fandom

  brocoders, brogrammers, cosplay, cosplay is not consent, factions, fake geek girl, Fandom, Fantastic Four, femininity, flaming, fractured fandom, Game of Thrones, harassment policies, hegemonic masculine ideal, masculinity, Mick Foley, My Little Pony, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, sexism, Star Wars, trolling