Sexuality and Slash Fandom by Diaskeuasis delves a bit into the misogynistic overtones of slash, in an historical context (as the subtitle, 'Or, from "We're Not Gay, We Just Love Each Other" to "For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, Fraser is sucking Ray's cock" suggests).
QFS Revisited by Cathexys discusses slash as a sexual orientation or action performed by women, with some discussion of the anti-woman sentiments slash as a genre is noted for.
A post by Patrick Hayden has a brief discussion of the Connie Willis-Harlan Ellison Hugo incident of a few years ago, and its implications for women in fandom. (It's part 3 in the linked post.)
My Buffyholism is Showing - Women, Connection by Gabrielleabelle is a great discussion on Buffy as a fandom that drew in many women, with comparison to other shows. Interestingly, it's not the "strong female characters" she links with Buffy's success, but rather "number of connections between female characters, of all stripes". (There are charts!) Sort of the opposite of misogynistic fandom -- this is "what makes a female-centric/woman-positive fandom", essentially.
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Date: 2012-02-13 02:09 am (UTC)Sexuality and Slash Fandom by Diaskeuasis delves a bit into the misogynistic overtones of slash, in an historical context (as the subtitle, 'Or, from "We're Not Gay, We Just Love Each Other" to "For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, Fraser is sucking Ray's cock" suggests).
"Fanfic Symposium: When Worlds Collide" discusses male privilege and how it can infringe on fandom 'female spaces'.
QFS Revisited by Cathexys discusses slash as a sexual orientation or action performed by women, with some discussion of the anti-woman sentiments slash as a genre is noted for.
A post by Patrick Hayden has a brief discussion of the Connie Willis-Harlan Ellison Hugo incident of a few years ago, and its implications for women in fandom. (It's part 3 in the linked post.)
My Buffyholism is Showing - Women, Connection by Gabrielleabelle is a great discussion on Buffy as a fandom that drew in many women, with comparison to other shows. Interestingly, it's not the "strong female characters" she links with Buffy's success, but rather "number of connections between female characters, of all stripes". (There are charts!) Sort of the opposite of misogynistic fandom -- this is "what makes a female-centric/woman-positive fandom", essentially.