(S)he not only recasts popular fandoms with diverse characters, but also constructs a new historical and social narrative within her fan art. Her fan castings not only include a token person of color, but also often say something important about that character’s newly ethnicized background, and how it changes the familiar story now that this background has been included.
Racebending fandoms and digital futurism | Elizabeth Gilliland | Transformative Works and Cultures http://ift.tt/2fPPnOl
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