How Teen Wolf’s transmasculine fans use online fandom to build community and representation
2023; Organization for Transformative Works; Volume: 39; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3983/twc.2023.2259
ISSN1941-2258
Autores Tópico(s)Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
ResumoWhen media are unable or unwilling to provide accurate trans representation, trans fans use online fan communities to create their own representation and invent entire worlds that transgressively diverge from the source. The transmasculine fans of Teen Wolf are exemplary of this phenomenon, revealing that the foundational work within the show offers a rich (though unsanctioned) basis for trans connection through lycanthropy, transformation, and queer masculinity. This article looks at the possibilities for projecting trans experiences onto fictionalized bodies in a way that is celebratory, euphoric, and reparative.
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