In this rant, I discuss fandom “culture” as it relates to fan fiction, romance, and it’s subgenre dark romance!
Linked below are the articles that I pulled from:
https://www.rwa.org/the-romance-genre (https://www.rwa.org/the-romance-genre)
https://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=etd (https://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=etd)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/03/brief-history-gothic-romance (https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/03/brief-history-gothic-romance)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/18/brief-history-gothic-horror (https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/18/brief-history-gothic-horror)
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/consensual-non-consent/ (https://www.choosingtherapy.com/consensual-non-consent/)
https://historicbostons.org/blog-1/5myths (https://historicbostons.org/blog-1/5myths)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/15/fifty-shades-of-grey-bdsm-enthusiasts (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/15/fifty-shades-of-grey-bdsm-enthusiasts)
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/game-of-thrones-family-tree (https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/game-of-thrones-family-tree)
https://dailytitan.com/lifestyle/game-of-thrones-romanticizing-of-incest-could-be-problematic/article_3e77f0f1-9595-5ae2-9620-c6940521ff9c.html (https://dailytitan.com/lifestyle/game-of-thrones-romanticizing-of-incest-could-be-problematic/article_3e77f0f1-9595-5ae2-9620-c6940521ff9c.html)
Intro and background music: Mango Moon Drift by Violet Jimenez; retrieved from CapCut.
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In episode 12, I examine the reactions to BIPOC characters in Sleepy Hollow!
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