Open AccessAng Kasalimuotan ng Pagiging Fangirl: Ilang Alternatibong Pagtanaw sa Mundo ng Kababaihang Paghanga
Author(s) -
Andrea Anne I Trinidad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plaridel (university of the philippines - online)/plaridel
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2508-0504
pISSN - 1656-2534
DOI - 10.52518/2021.18.1-07trindd
Subject(s) - articulation (sociology) , identity (music) , representation (politics) , fandom , mainstream , consciousness , sociology , hegemony , gender studies , expression (computer science) , human sexuality , aesthetics , media studies , political science , epistemology , art , law , politics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
Mainstream media has played a vital role in shaping popular consciousness about female fans. Such articulations that emanate from outsiders oftentimes adhere to pathological representation that was revisited and compounded by a recent film that adapted for its title the identity embraced by female fans—being a Fan Girl (Jadaone, 2020). Through the analysis of conflicting views from outside and inside the community that interpret a fangirl’s identity, the paper will highlight the fandom’s efficacy as a site where alternative discourse arise that does not just oppose the hegemonic recognition against fangirls, but also offers an articulation how the community developed its notion of female fan expression. Anchored to the practice of fangirling, the paper will show mechanisms fans undergo to object the existing deep-rooted representation and exhibit the identity of a community that has long been involved in the creation of a more liberating view of gender and sexuality.