Girls who like Boys who like Boys – Ethnography of ... - Yuuyami.com

Table of Contents
I. Introduction...........................................................4
A. Introspective Introduction – or taking a plunge into the ocean ......................4
B. Academia vs. Fandom: The agenda of this project........................................7
C. Introduction to Slash and Yaoi ...................................................................11
D. How-to guide for this text ..........................................................................22
1. How-to-write or the required methodology section...............................22
2. Localities.............................................................................................30
3. How-to read.........................................................................................37
II. Fandom and Fans................................................... 42
A. Introduction ...............................................................................................42
B. Activities ...................................................................................................47
1. Intro.....................................................................................................47
2. Angst!Harry and Slut!Draco – or Roleplaying in a Harry Potter game .54
3. Writing Fanfics – or fandom from an author’s point of view.................65
4. Comma splices – or fanfiction peer review...........................................74
5. Not typing out loud? – or the nature of lurkers .....................................80
6. Reading habits .....................................................................................91
III. Exploration ....................................................... 111
A. Psychology and addiction – slash in the first instance...............................111
1. Issues of control.................................................................................125
B. From Pleasure to ID.................................................................................130
1. Introduction .......................................................................................130
2. Connections we make (online and offline)..........................................132
C. Mindset....................................................................................................147
IV. Interplay of modes – or conclusion................................. 149
V. Appendices........................................................ 153
A. Appendix A: Fandom Directory ...............................................................153
B. Appendix B: Fanfiction Glossary .............................................................155
VI. Bibliography...................................................... 191
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