Looking for essays....

[featherxquill]

I've just started work on my final essay for cultural studies. The question that I have chosen to answer is:

"Space is a construction and material manifestation of social relations that reveals cultural assumptions and practices." Critically discuss with reference to at least one of the following: class, gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, the body.

My plan is to dicuss 'cyberspace', in particular the Harry Potter fandom, and the way gender and sexuality are constructed and expressed in slash fanfiction. I'm interested in the fact that the vast majority of this fandom (its writers and readers) seem to be women (either heterosexual or homosexual), and wonder why male/male fiction is so popular.

I haven't done much critical reading yet, but I'm after any kind of essay written on slash, gender, sexuality, etc in the Harry Potter fandom, and anything else anyone might have read that they think could be relevant for me.

I'll love you all forever.

Comments

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

Excellent article! Thanks!

[the-dark-twin.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :) Will you be posting the results of your research anywhere public?

I've just remembered another great source for information: Do you know the Fanfic Symposium? They have all sorts of essays on fanfic and writing, you'll very likely find something to interest you there.

http://www.trickster.org/symposium/

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

I'll probably post it on here, when its been handed in, since there seems to be a bit of interest in it.

Thanks for the link! I hadn't found that place. *runs off to investigate*