A Supernatural Politics: Essays on Social Engagement, Fandom and the Series

ISBN-13: 9781476675879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 241 str.

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Introduction
Lisa Macklem and Dominick Grace
Part One—Being American
­Post-Crash Politics: Supernatural Masculinities in the ­Mid-West
Leanne McRae
"I killed Hitler": American Exceptionalism and Triumphalism in Supernatural
Cait Coker
Dean's Yellow Fever: Acts of Forgery in Genre
Camille DeBose
"You guys getting hungry?" On Leviathans, Consumption and American Politics in Supernatural
Angélica Varandas
Part Two—Text and Context
Re-Constructing Monstrosity: Faces of Evil, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to the TV Show Supernatural
Tatiana Prorokova-​Konrad
Knowledge Is Power: Information Literacy in Supernatural
Paula S. Kiser
"There is no singing in Supernatural!": Fan/Producer Relationships, Metanarrative and Supernatural's 200th Episode Special
Keshia Mcclantoc
Part Three—The Politics of Fandom
Slash Fiction: Homoerotics and the Metatextual Fangirl
Emily E. Roach
Breaking the Fourth Wall: Fandom Representation in Supernatural Canon
Kimberly Lynn Workman
Monsters Make Gender Trouble
Megan Genovese
"Driver picks the music": Tracing Supernatural's Long Road Trip to Discovering Fan Identity
Laurena Aker
Coda—Engaging with Engagement: Following a Creator/Creating Followers
Lisa Macklem and Dominick Grace
Appendix One: Episodes Cited
Appendix Two: Main and Major Characters
About the Contributors
Index