Patti Smith: Aging, fandom, and libido

This essay traces a lifelong fandom of Patti Smith in light of issues of aging, femininity, and libido. It also considers the paucity of transformative images in Western mass culture and its fandoms of aging women. Personal narrative is brought into play, fans' experiences throughout the life c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maud Lavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2015-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0658