TY - BOOK AU - Click,Melissa A. TI - Anti-Fandom: Dislike and Hate in the Digital Age T2 - Postmillennial Pop SN - 9781479805273 AV - HM621 .A57 2019 U1 - 302.23/1 23 PY - 2019///] CY - New York, NY : PB - New York University Press, KW - Celebrities KW - Public opinion KW - Fans (Persons) KW - Attitudes KW - Hate KW - Social media KW - SOCIAL SCIENCEĀ / Media Studies KW - bisacsh KW - BDSM KW - Doctor Who KW - Fifty Shades of Grey KW - Glee Equality Project KW - ambivalence KW - ante-fandom KW - anti-fan studies KW - audiences relationships KW - audiences KW - bad objects KW - black images KW - black women KW - cancellation KW - carnivalesque KW - celebrities KW - characters KW - childhood KW - complaining KW - counterhegemonic KW - creativity KW - criticizing KW - cultural hierarchies KW - digital environments KW - digital media culture KW - digital media KW - disliking KW - disparaging KW - dissatisfaction KW - dumbing down KW - emotion KW - engagement KW - exploitainment KW - fan community KW - fan fiction KW - fan object KW - fan studies KW - fan text KW - fan KW - fantipathy KW - favorite team KW - frustration KW - gatekeepers KW - gender relations KW - gender KW - generations KW - hate speech KW - hatewatching KW - hegemonic KW - lived experiences KW - mainstream KW - media consumption KW - media texts KW - mediated dislike KW - misogyny KW - mob attacks KW - moral compass KW - nationality KW - online conversations KW - paratextual role KW - political antagonism KW - populist forces KW - programing strategy KW - public service broadcasting KW - race KW - rejection discourse KW - rhetorical functions KW - self-narrative KW - social media KW - social phenomenon KW - socialized fandom KW - strong ties KW - subcultural capital KW - television quality KW - television N1 - restricted access N2 - A revealing look at the pleasure we get from hating figures like politicians, celebrities, and TV characters, showcased in approaches that explore snark, hate-watching, and trolling The work of a fan takes many forms: following a favorite celebrity on Instagram, writing steamy fan fiction fantasies, attending meet-and-greets, and creating fan art as homages to adored characters. While fandom that manifests as feelings of like and love are commonly understood, examined less frequently are the equally intense, but opposite feelings of dislike and hatred. Disinterest. Disgust. Hate. This is anti-fandom. It is visible in many of the same spaces where you see fandom: in the long lines at ComicCon, in our politics, and in numerous online forums like Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, and the ever dreaded comments section. This is where fans and fandoms debate and discipline. This is where we love to hate. Anti-Fandom,a collection of 15 original and innovative essays, provides a framework for future study through theoretical and methodological exemplars that examine anti-fandom in the contemporary digital environment through gender, generation, sexuality, race, taste, authenticity, nationality, celebrity, and more. From hatewatching Girls and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo to trolling celebrities and their characters on Twitter, these chapters ground the emerging area of anti-fan studies with a productive foundation. The book demonstrates the importance of constructing a complex knowledge of emotion and media in fan studies. Its focus on the pleasures, performances, and practices that constitute anti-fandom will generate new perspectives for understanding the impact of hate on our identities, relationships, and communities UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479866625 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479866625/original ER -