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[Commlist] New Book: Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies

Sun Apr 07 17:57:23 GMT 2019





Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies

(University of Iowa Press, 2019)


Description

This book is about ardent Korean female fans of gay representation in the media, their status in contemporary Korean society, their relationship with other groups such as the gay population, and, above all, their contribution to reshaping the Korean media’s portrayal of gay people. Jungmin Kwon names the Korean female fandom for gay portrayals as “FANtasy” subculture, and argues that it adds to the present visibility of the gay body in Korean mainstream media, thus helping to change the public’s perspective toward sexually marginalized groups.

The FANtasy subculture started forming around text-based media, such as yaoi, fan fiction, and U.S. gay-themed dramas (like Will & Grace), and has been influenced by diverse social, political, and economic conditions, such as the democratization of Korea, an open policy toward foreign media products, the diffusion of consumerism, government investment in the culture, the Hollywoodization of the film industry, and the popularity of Korean culture abroad. While much scholarly attention has been paid to female fandom for homoerotic cultural texts in many countries, this book seeks to explore a relatively neglected aspect of the subculture: its location in and influence on Korean society at large.


Reviews

“This is the first book-length treatment of Korean women’s engagement with transnational fandom. The author makes innovative arguments that help us understand women’s changing roles in Korean society, the growing significance of female consumers for the Korean culture industries, and women’s interest in and support for queer issues and identities that are transforming Korean genderscapes.”—Mark McLelland, author, Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan: Cultural Myths and Social Realities.

“Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies is a vital contribution to the fields of fan and audience studies. Jungmin Kwon writes with a clear and purposeful personal voice, demonstrating the value of the situated fan-scholar perspective. Thoughtful, engaging, and thought-provoking, this book is a pleasure to read.”—Louisa Ellen Stein, author, Millennial Fandom: Television Audiences in the Transmedia Age(Iowa, 2015)


Table of Contents

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    Acknowledgments

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    Introduction

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    Chapter 1: Girl Fans Queered

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    Chapter 2: Fans Empowered

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    Chapter 3: FANtasy Mainstreamed

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    Chapter 4: FANtasy Cinematized

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    Chapter 5: FANtasy Bridged

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    Conclusion

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    References

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    Index


About the Author

Jungmin Kwon is Assistant Professor of digital culture and film studies in the School of Film at Portland State University.


Order

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    University of Iowa Press

<https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/9781609386214/straight-korean-female-fans-and-their-gay-fantasies>

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    Amazon

<https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Korean-Female-Their-Fantasies/dp/1609386213/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=jungmin+kwon&qid=1552935541&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull>


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