Open AccessPatti Smith: Aging, fandom, and libido
Author(s) -
Maud Lavin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2015.0658
Subject(s) - fandom , transformative learning , narrative , libido , sociology , femininity , gender studies , psychoanalysis , media studies , art , psychology , literature , pedagogy
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 cycle are referenced, and gender issues are emphasized