libkatem's review against another edition
3.0
I first became of Pande after her interviews on the podcast Fansplaning. Her book is incredible - a pitch perfect voice with the intent of shining a light on something that is often in my (a cis white woman) blind-spot, fandom-wise.
Time to reevaluate how I see the world again! What a lovely opportunity.
Time to reevaluate how I see the world again! What a lovely opportunity.
edgeofstories's review
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and University of Iowa Press for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Squee from the Margin by Rukmini Pande analyzes race in fandom. It goes from how fans of color interact with fandom, to how fandom interacts with characters of color and their positive and negative portrayals in popular media.
Pande examines the intersection of race and fandom in several different facets, including fanfiction, kink memes, gif reactions, popular OTPs, and newer diverse movies and shows. In all of this, she also details her interview responses from fans of color.
It is a bit dry, but as an academic book, that’s to be expected. The topics covered here are things I’ve never seen discussed academically, and I think fandom culture is definitely something that needs examining.
3.5/5 stars
Squee from the Margin by Rukmini Pande analyzes race in fandom. It goes from how fans of color interact with fandom, to how fandom interacts with characters of color and their positive and negative portrayals in popular media.
Pande examines the intersection of race and fandom in several different facets, including fanfiction, kink memes, gif reactions, popular OTPs, and newer diverse movies and shows. In all of this, she also details her interview responses from fans of color.
It is a bit dry, but as an academic book, that’s to be expected. The topics covered here are things I’ve never seen discussed academically, and I think fandom culture is definitely something that needs examining.
3.5/5 stars
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