88: Fandom & Capitalism

There’s a lot to celebrate about our increasingly diverse mainstream media landscape. Modern audiences can immerse themselves in so many different kinds of compelling stories-- stories from which POC, the disabled, queer people -- (basically anyone who wasn’t middle class, straight, and white) had traditionally been excluded. It’s a victory of a sort, but it only goes so far. We still have so far to go in terms of representation in our media, but more than that, can we ever really look to corporate media to independently advance the culture in a progressive, meaningful, and sustainable way? How do we ensure mindful engagement with media and demand accountability from the billion dollar behemoths behind our favorite media properties? SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS: 04:15 Discussion of Fandom & Capitalism 38:19 What’s Your FREQ-Out? RELEVANT LINKS: Bowsette: memes and fandom culture under late capitalism - https://medium.com/@SimonXIX/bowsette-anti-capitalist-icon-1c988a5c51ed See the image of Anita as Death for halloween over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/28787040 FOLLOW US: Join our Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/femfreq Our Website - http://www.feministfrequency.com/ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2 Twitter - https://twitter.com/femfreq Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/femfreq