2008/01/01 by Catherine Tosenberger · 5 citations
Social Sciences · #Digital Games and Media #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Media, Gender, and Advertising
paper · doi:10.1353/chl.0.0017
openalex publication_date 2008/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/30
Fans of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series have written new stories featuring the characters; many of these stories, called "slash," are homoerotic. This article examines a number of online slash stories, and discusses the potential for fans, especially teens, to experiment with non-heteronormative discourses through the medium of Potter fanfiction.