Online fandom communities and queer identity formation: An autoethnography

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dc.contributor.committeeMemberBones, Paul
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWilliams, James
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBeins, Agatha
dc.creatorBuchanan, Kaylee 1997-
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-12T15:26:21Z
dc.date.created2023-08
dc.date.issuedAug-23
dc.date.submittedAug-23
dc.date.updated2024-01-12T15:26:21Z
dc.description.abstract“Online fandom communities'' (OFCs) operate across different social media platforms with the common characteristics of anonymity, internet dialect, and subcultural ideals. Using an autoethnographic approach, this thesis examines the effect of online fandom communities on queer identification. These characteristics can operate as a safe space for queer peers to engage with the art they admire and with people who share their experiences. This has been the experience of the author who, as a queer woman on the cusp of the Millennial and Gen. Z generations, has been engaged with fandom in different forms for over 10 years.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/15614
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectSociology, General
dc.subjectSociology, Individual and Family Studies
dc.subject.otherOnline fandom communities
dc.subject.otherLGBTQ+
dc.subject.otherQueer theory
dc.subject.otherAutoethnography
dc.subject.otherIdentity formation
dc.titleOnline fandom communities and queer identity formation: An autoethnography
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
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thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentSocial Sciences and Historical Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's University
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Art
thesis.degree.programASA 6th edition
thesis.degree.schoolTexas Woman's University

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