2005/01/25 by Jonathan Gray · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Media Studies and Communication #Rhetoric and Communication Studies
paper · doi:10.1177/0002764204273171
openalex publication_date 2005/01/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/05
Opposed and yet in some ways similar to the fan is the antifan: he or she who actively and vocally hates or dislikes a given text, personality, or genre. By studying antifan discussion and postings at the Web site Television Without Pity, this article examines antifan interaction with the television text. Focusing on the ensuing splintering of this text into aesthetic, moral, and rational-realistic dimensions, it is argued that antifan engagement with television forces a reevaluation of existing assumptions of textual ontology and of audience behavior and consumption.