Fan identities in the furry fandom / Jessica Ruth Austin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Austin, Jessica Ruth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Furry fandom (Subculture).

Human-animal relationships--Social aspects.

Human-animal relationships.

Costume--Social aspects.

Costume.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Summary:

"Although definition can vary, to be a Furry, a person identifies with an animal as part of their personality; this can be on a mystical/religious level or a psychological level. In modern Western society having a spirit animal or animal identity can sometimes be framed as social deviance rather than religious or totemic diversity. Jessica Ruth Austin investigates how Furries use the online space to create a 'Furry identity'. She argues that for highly identified Furries, posthumanism is an appropriate framework to use. For less identified Furries, who are more akin to fans, fan studies literature is used to conceptualise their identity construction. This book argues that the Furries are not a homogenous group and with varying levels of identification within the fandom, so shows that negative media representations of the Furry Fandom have wrongly pathologized the Furries as deviants as opposed to fans."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Glossary

1. Introduction

2. Introducing the Furries

3. An Online Institution

4. A Stigmatized Lifestyle

5. Species Choice in the Furry Fandom

6. Sexuality and Pornography in the Furry Fandom

7. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501375422

1501375423

9781501375415

1501375415

OCLC:

1238133398