
The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2017 by the University of Iowa Press Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Kristina Busse University of Iowa Press Iowa City Slash as Identificatory PracticesĢ “I’m jealous of the fake me”: Postmodern Subjectivity and Identity Construction in Boy Band Fan Fictionģ Bending Gender: Feminist and (Trans)Gender Discourses in the Changing Bodies of Slash Fan Fiction, with Alexis LothianĤ Affective Imagination: Fan Representation in Media Fan Fictionĥ May the Force Be With You: Fan Negotiations of AuthorityĦ Limit Play: Fan Authorship between Source Text, Intertext, and Context, with Louisa Ellen Steinħ Fandom’s Ephemeral Traces: Intertextuality, Performativity, and Intimacy in Fan Fiction CommunitiesĨ “My life is a WIP on my LJ”: Slashing the Slasher and the Reality of Celebrity and Internet Performancesĩ Geek Hierarchies, Boundary Policing, and the Gendering of the Good Fanġ0 Fictional Consents and the Ethical Enjoyment of Dark Desiresįraming Fan Fiction Literary and Social Practices in Fan Fiction Communities 1 The Return of the Author: Ethos and Identity Politics
