Race in online fantasy fandom: whiteness on Westeros.org
2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 28; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/10304312.2014.941331
ISSN1469-3666
Autores Tópico(s)Media Studies and Communication
ResumoThe fantasy genre and its fandom have a reputation for whiteness. The twenty-first century has seen multiple challenges to that identity, but it is also one which is at times vigorously defended. This article examines debates about race on Westeros.org, a fan website devoted to the novels of George R.R. Martin and the related franchise, particularly HBO's Game of Thrones. Drawing on the work of Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, it explores the rhetorical strategies deployed by users of the website to construct fan identity within that community as normatively white.
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