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Fangirls online: Gazing at hot korean men in tight pants
Kristine Ask
Assistant Professor at NTNU@kristineask
Phd project about World of Warcraft:- Knowledge- Everyday life- Community
«AND NOW IM PREGNANT!»
Talking to others about kpop
But Im not alone
Plan
Fandom and gender Case: Football vs
Beliebers Fangirls
Fanfiction and slashing
Case: Kpop – The future of fandom?
Part 1: Fandom and gender
Fan: Supporter, afficionado
Difference between «liking» and «being a fan» identity
How we treat fans and fan communites vary depending on who the fans are, and what they are fans of gender
Are there any fans here?
Beliebers: Fanatic
Kjernen: Dedicated
Weird clothing (community and identity)
Weird clothing (community and identity)
Strong emotions
Strong emotions
Desired customer group
Desired customer group
Community practices and policing
Community practices and policing
Summary: Being a fan is -
A way of engaging with culture A way of accessing and participating in a
community A way to more intense cultural
experiences A way of bringing agency to the
user/reader
Jenkins: Participatory Culture
Context: Active user and Web 2.0
Relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement
Strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others
Some type of informal mentorship Members believe that their contributions
matterMembers feel some degree of social
connection with one another
Part 2: Fangirls – a primer
Fanfiction and slashing
Fancultre + tumblr = True
Fangirling:• Positions the women as the
subject, and the men as objects
• Stereotype: “hypersexual, mindless obsessive whose desire is inappropriate and excessive” (Healey, 2009:154)
• Subversion of text with emphasis on womens issues, desires and body
Example of «The female gaze»
Fanfiction
Fiction written by and for fansUses existing universe and/or
characters Increasingly also about celebrities (RPF)
Fanfics II
Fanfics III
Fancrafts
Fanart
Fan activism
A deliberate attempt to tell other stories
Slashing I: What
Based on homosexual subtext
Tropes: Buddyslash – Ron/Harry Frenemies - Harry/Malfoy Powerslash – Harry/Snape
Example: Harry Potter and the Brokeback Goblet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9D0veHTxh0
Slashing II: Why
1. Guy on guy is hawt2. Opposes heteronormativity3. «No real people were harmed during the making of this»4. More exiting narratives5. Wider representation of love, relationships, sexuality, gender
and race
Can Fandom Change Society?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Zum7azNIQ
Summary: Fangirls
Internet as main arena Participatory culture
User/Producer Highly productive
Against heteronormativity
Female desire, body and agency is dominant
Part 3: KpopThe future of fandom?
What is kpop?
Kpop: The future of fandom?
State supported Capitalist venture Designed around the fan experience
Official fanclubs (That actually do something)
Fansigns Comebacks Variety shows, k dramas, MCing,
radiohosting etc. «Year around experience»
Example: EXO
Example: Fanservice
Conclusion:
Fangirl communities are examples of «safe spaces» for women online Highly productive Subversive in nature Exitement and lust
Reproduces objectification and sexualization
Agency in leisure time agency in other areas?