![]() ![]() I queer yaoi studies and suggest that its fandom is not a homogenous group of heterosexual female fans as has become customarily thought. ![]() According to David Halperin, queer is “whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, the dominant” (cited in Sullivan 2003, p.43). Set within the context of yaoi fan studies, this thesis utilises queer theory to investigate how a diverse group of fans comes together in a fan community on the internet in order to explore alternative identities and develop new relationships with like-minded others. A key point of interest about yaoi is that it is largely created by and for women. Yaoi is a genre of Japanese manga focussing on homoerotic/homosexual themes. This thesis examines the queer and affective aspects of an online yaoi fan community. ![]()
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