Anti-Fandom : : Dislike and Hate in the Digital Age / / ed. by Melissa A. Click.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• MitwirkendeR: Chin, Bertha,; Click, Melissa A.,; Gilbert, Anne,; Gray, Jonathan,; Hills, Matt,; Jane, Emma A.,; Jones, Bethan,; Martin Jr, Alfred L.,; McCulloch, Richard,; Pearson, Roberta,; Phillips, Whitney,; Rivera, Michelle M.,; Sandvoss, Cornel,; Stein, Louisa,; Williams, Rebecca,; Willson Holladay, Holly,
• HerausgeberIn: Click, Melissa A.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Postmillennial Pop ; 24
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 10 black and white illustrations

A revealing look at the pleasure we get from hating figures like politicians, celebrities, and TV characters, showcased in approaches that explore snark, hate-watching, and trolling The work of a fan takes many forms: following a favorite celebrity on Instagram, writing steamy fan fiction fantasies,...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I: Theorizing Anti-Fandom
• 1. How Do I Dislike Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
• 2. Hating 3.0
• 3. Hatewatch with Me
• 4. Dissatisfaction and Glee
• 5. Anti- Fandom Meets Ante- Fandom
• Part II: Anti- Fandom and Identities
• 6. The Politics of Against
• 7. Hating Skyler White
• 8. Why All the Hate?
• 9. Just Sexual Games and Twenty- Four- Hour Parties?
• 10. “I Just Hate It Now”
• Part III: Anti- Fandom in Real Life
• 11. A Game of Moans
• 12. Like Gnats to a Forklift Foot
• 13. “If Even One Person Gets Hurt Because of Those Books, That’s Too Many”
• 14. When Hated Characters Talk Back
• 15. “Putting the Show out of Its Misery”
• Acknowledgments
• About the Contributors
• Index