The mediation of fandom in Karin Giphart's Maak me blij

The plot of the Dutch novel Maak me blij (Make me happy) (2005) by Karin Giphart draws from the culture of online fan communities. It describes the life of a lesbian in her late 20s, Ziggy, who has a terminally ill mother. Ziggy is an active fan who writes and reads femmeslash fan fiction—that is, l...

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Main Author: Nicolle Lamerichs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2012-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2012.0407