Ashton Spacey is an independent researcher currently based in the south west of England.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction (Ashton Spacey)

Section I-Aberrant Realities:

Fringe Bodies and Marginalized Identities Slashing the Invisible: Bodily Autonomy in Asexual Fan Fiction (Lýsa Westberg Gabriel)

Icons of ­Self-Destruction: The Portrayal of Aggression and Abusive Behaviors in Band Slash Fiction (Ágnes Zsila and Zsolt Demetrovics)

(Un)Sanctioned Bodies: The ­State-Sexuality-Disability Nexus

in Captain America Slash Fan Fiction (Divya Garg)

Not So ­Star-Spangled: Examining Race, Privilege and Problems

in MCU's Captain America Fandom (Cait Coker and Rukmini Pande)

Section II-Sexual Inscription and Bodily Boundaries

When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis

of the Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom (Laura Campillo Arnaiz)

Pregnancy as Bondage: Impregnating the Cisgender Man

in Works of Sherlock and Merlin Slash Fiction (Jesse Ashman)

Erotic Imaginaries of Power in Fan Fiction Tropes (Samantha Close and Cynthia Wang)

Section III-Power, Desire and the Erotics of Consent

A Bad Bromance: Betrayal, Violence and Dark Delight in Subverting the Romance Narrative (Charity A. Fowler)

Dubious Consent: The Revival of Ravishment (Ashton Spacey)

"Happy Consensual Gangbangs": Deconstructions of Sports

Cultures and Hegemonic Masculinity in Football RPF (Milena Popova)

About the Contributors

Index