Supernatural Politics

Lisa Macklem has been writing about Supernatural since the first season. Her main research area is in copyright law and its intersection with the entertainment and media industry and how that industry influences access to culture and users’ rights, including fans. She was recently cited in the Canadian government’s review of its Copyright Statute. She lives in London, Ontario, Canada. Dominick Grace, a professor of English at Brescia University College, has published numerous articles on subjects ranging from medieval and early modern literature to contemporary popular culture. He lives in London, Ontario, Canada.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionLisa Macklem and Dominick GracePart One—Being American­Post-Crash Politics: Supernatural Masculinities in the ­Mid-WestLeanne McRae“I killed Hitler”: American Exceptionalism and Triumphalism in SupernaturalCait CokerDean’s Yellow Fever: Acts of Forgery in GenreCamille DeBose“You guys getting hungry?” On Leviathans, Consumption and American Politics in SupernaturalAngélica VarandasPart Two—Text and ContextRe-Constructing Monstrosity: Faces of Evil, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the TV Show SupernaturalTatiana Prorokova-​KonradKnowledge Is Power: Information Literacy in SupernaturalPaula S. Kiser“There is no singing in Supernatural!”: Fan/Producer Relationships, Metanarrative and Supernatural’s 200th Episode SpecialKeshia McclantocPart Three—The Politics of FandomSlash Fiction: Homoerotics and the Metatextual FangirlEmily E. RoachBreaking the Fourth Wall: Fandom Representation in Supernatural CanonKimberly Lynn WorkmanMonsters Make Gender TroubleMegan Genovese“Driver picks the music”: Tracing Supernatural’s Long Road Trip to Discovering Fan IdentityLaurena AkerCoda—Engaging with Engagement: Following a Creator/Creating FollowersLisa Macklem and Dominick GraceAppendix One: Episodes CitedAppendix Two: Main and Major CharactersAbout the ContributorsIndex