Fandom in Marginalized Communities: Rethinking Media Effects and Fans

An innovative edited collection which examines fandom in marginalized communities from an empirically based, media psychology perspective.

This book specifically focuses on fandom communities and cultures as spaces for marginalized individuals – LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and more – to gather, engage with one another, and create their own representation to disrupt dominant, societal discourse as presented in the mainstream media. Edited by Leah Dajches and Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, the collection feature...