Natalie Le Clue is a media lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. She specialises in fan studies, and her research specifically explores toxic fan practices and their effects within fan communities and media environments. Notably, Dr Le Clue has conducted research that explores toxic fan practices in political fandoms, offering insights into their manifestation and impact on online discourse.

• Introduction; Natalie Le ClueSection 1. Digital Discourse DynamicsChapter 1. The cultural authority of fan play and the toxic turn; Line Nybro PetersenChapter 2. ‘Kau dan Aku’: The othering perspectives in digital hate speech, fandom rivalries and hashtag activism in Malaysia; Norena Abdul Karim Zamri and Nur Nasliza Arina Mohamad NasirChapter 3. “Nobody is gonna miss the DEI hires dude”: The language of toxic fans on video game layoffs; Renee Ann DrouinChapter 4. “Laughs in the face of woke culture:” Lady Ballers, Jeremy Boreing, and the reactionary fanboy auteur; Anthony DannarChapter 5. Shipping in fandom: Structure or division? Case study of fans negative behavior in Voltron fandom; Kania Arini SukotjoChapter 6. Fandom's dark side: Uncovering the intricacies of conspiratorial play as digital practice; Simone Driessen and Bethan JonesSection 2. Ethical Reflections and Identity ConsiderationsChapter 7. Fixing, slipping, glitching: Feminist and anti-feminist jujitsu online; Sophie SandbergChapter 8. May the dialogue be with you: Communication literacy and the co-constructive nature of fandom; CarrieLynn D. ReinhardChapter 9. Coming out straight: Ethics of queer identity speculation and celebrity; Kaela M. Joseph, Tanya Cook, and Alena KarkaniasChapter 10. Admiration to alienation: Assessing fan response to celebrity weight loss using representation theory; Emilie Buckley and Carol StinnettSection 3. Fan Communities and Cultural DynamicsChapter 11. Spectacles of hate: Anti-shippers understood through perspectives on darkfic; Dania ShaikhChapter 12. Fan flames: Exploring African fan cultures in online political arenas; Natalie Le ClueChapter 13. Between history and fantasy: Fan discourse and ideological tension in Chinese Axis Power Hetalia fandom; Yang XinyeConclusion; Natalie Le Clue

Natalie Le Clue is a media lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. She specialises in fan studies, and her research specifically explores toxic fan practices and their effects within fan communities and media environments. Notably, Dr Le Clue has conducted research that explores toxic fan practices in political fandoms, offering insights into their manifestation and impact on online discourse.

• Introduction; Natalie Le ClueSection 1. Digital Discourse DynamicsChapter 1. The cultural authority of fan play and the toxic turn; Line Nybro PetersenChapter 2. ‘Kau dan Aku’: The othering perspectives in digital hate speech, fandom rivalries and hashtag activism in Malaysia; Norena Abdul Karim Zamri and Nur Nasliza Arina Mohamad NasirChapter 3. “Nobody is gonna miss the DEI hires dude”: The language of toxic fans on video game layoffs; Renee Ann DrouinChapter 4. “Laughs in the face of woke culture:” Lady Ballers, Jeremy Boreing, and the reactionary fanboy auteur; Anthony DannarChapter 5. Shipping in fandom: Structure or division? Case study of fans negative behavior in Voltron fandom; Kania Arini SukotjoChapter 6. Fandom's dark side: Uncovering the intricacies of conspiratorial play as digital practice; Simone Driessen and Bethan JonesSection 2. Ethical Reflections and Identity ConsiderationsChapter 7. Fixing, slipping, glitching: Feminist and anti-feminist jujitsu online; Sophie SandbergChapter 8. May the dialogue be with you: Communication literacy and the co-constructive nature of fandom; CarrieLynn D. ReinhardChapter 9. Coming out straight: Ethics of queer identity speculation and celebrity; Kaela M. Joseph, Tanya Cook, and Alena KarkaniasChapter 10. Admiration to alienation: Assessing fan response to celebrity weight loss using representation theory; Emilie Buckley and Carol StinnettSection 3. Fan Communities and Cultural DynamicsChapter 11. Spectacles of hate: Anti-shippers understood through perspectives on darkfic; Dania ShaikhChapter 12. Fan flames: Exploring African fan cultures in online political arenas; Natalie Le ClueChapter 13. Between history and fantasy: Fan discourse and ideological tension in Chinese Axis Power Hetalia fandom; Yang XinyeConclusion; Natalie Le Clue

Natalie Le Clue is a media lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. She specialises in fan studies, and her research specifically explores toxic fan practices and their effects within fan communities and media environments. Notably, Dr Le Clue has conducted research that explores toxic fan practices in political fandoms, offering insights into their manifestation and impact on online discourse.

• Introduction; Natalie Le ClueSection 1. Digital Discourse DynamicsChapter 1. The cultural authority of fan play and the toxic turn; Line Nybro PetersenChapter 2. ‘Kau dan Aku’: The othering perspectives in digital hate speech, fandom rivalries and hashtag activism in Malaysia; Norena Abdul Karim Zamri and Nur Nasliza Arina Mohamad NasirChapter 3. “Nobody is gonna miss the DEI hires dude”: The language of toxic fans on video game layoffs; Renee Ann DrouinChapter 4. “Laughs in the face of woke culture:” Lady Ballers, Jeremy Boreing, and the reactionary fanboy auteur; Anthony DannarChapter 5. Shipping in fandom: Structure or division? Case study of fans negative behavior in Voltron fandom; Kania Arini SukotjoChapter 6. Fandom's dark side: Uncovering the intricacies of conspiratorial play as digital practice; Simone Driessen and Bethan JonesSection 2. Ethical Reflections and Identity ConsiderationsChapter 7. Fixing, slipping, glitching: Feminist and anti-feminist jujitsu online; Sophie SandbergChapter 8. May the dialogue be with you: Communication literacy and the co-constructive nature of fandom; CarrieLynn D. ReinhardChapter 9. Coming out straight: Ethics of queer identity speculation and celebrity; Kaela M. Joseph, Tanya Cook, and Alena KarkaniasChapter 10. Admiration to alienation: Assessing fan response to celebrity weight loss using representation theory; Emilie Buckley and Carol StinnettSection 3. Fan Communities and Cultural DynamicsChapter 11. Spectacles of hate: Anti-shippers understood through perspectives on darkfic; Dania ShaikhChapter 12. Fan flames: Exploring African fan cultures in online political arenas; Natalie Le ClueChapter 13. Between history and fantasy: Fan discourse and ideological tension in Chinese Axis Power Hetalia fandom; Yang XinyeConclusion; Natalie Le Clue