Ownership, authority, and the body: Does antifanfic sentiment reflect posthuman anxiety?

This essay examines three Japanese anime texts—Ghost in the Shell, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Serial Experiments: Lain—in order to discover metaphors for female fan practices online. In each of the three texts, women overthrow corporate, governmental, or paternal control over the body and gain the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madeline Ashby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2008-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2008.0040