Self-representation in literary fandom: Women's leisure reader selfies as postfeminist performance

In social media communities dedicated to women's leisure reading and literary fandom, images of women engaged in the act of reading circulate prominently. These images—created and uploaded to fan sites by the fans themselves—have recurring characteristics: the woman often holds a leather-bound...

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Main Author: Dawn S. Opel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2015-03-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/607/484