>Actually the genre of fan fiction you are refering to is know as K/S

>or slash. Frequently, the writers of slash aren't lesbians, but the

>stories to feature sex between kirk and spock. You should check out

>Constance Penley's essay in Cultural Studies (edited by L.

>Grossberg). Or if you are more interested in the participatory

>culture aspect of all this check Henry Jenkins work in Close

>Encounters (ed by Penley et al.)

 

Thanks for the citations.  Actually, the Jenkins article is very

problematic--I don't think he very accurately represents what slash

fanzines are like.  I would suggest that one read one before reading the

Jenkins piece (I wonder if he has...).

 

As for the Penley article, it is very good.  Indeed, it offers a fairly

sophisticated analysis of the genre, both from a political standpoint and

from a sociological one.  Us usual for Penley, however, her use of

psychoanalytic (Freud & Lacan) theoretical structures--her implicit

acceptance of the political-theoretical implications of such discursive

frameworks--hampers her analysis.  Still, it is the best thing in print on

K/S fanzines (with some interesting commentary on Feminism and pornography

as well).

 

The two cited books are:

 

Penley, Constance.  "Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and the Study of Popular

Culture."  479-494 in Grossberg, Nelson, and Treichler, _Cultural_Studies_.

 New York:  Routledge, 1992.

 

Jenkins, Henry III.  "Star Trek Rerun, Reread, Rewritten:  Fan Writing as

Textual Poaching."  171-204 in Penley, Constance et al., ed.  Close

Encounters:  Film, Feminism, and Science Fiction.  Minneapolis:  U of MN

Press, 1991.

 

Penley also cites Joanna Russ ("Pornography by Women, for Women, with Love"

1985) and Patricia Frazer Lamb and Diana Veith ("Romantic Myth,

Transcendence, and _Star_Trek_ Zines" in _Erotic_Universe_ 1986).

 

I certainly hope we can continue this thread--thanks to Ms MacDonald and to

Mr. Bunster (who originally mentioned strekzines!

 

bye,

Elrod Ax.

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