<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Romance has the reputation of being an opiate for the masses. This paper intends to analyze if it is indeed a fantasy imposed from above or if there is room for negotiation. The chosen space is vampire romance writer J. R. Ward's forum. Power will be discussed through the lens of Foucault's Panopticon and de Certeau's productive consumption, among others.</p></abstract>

Romance has the reputation of being an opiate for the masses. This paper intends to analyze if it is indeed a fantasy imposed from above or if there is room for negotiation. The chosen space is vampire romance writer J. R. Ward's forum. Power will be discussed through the lens of Foucault's Panopticon and de Certeau's productive consumption, among others.

“The Powers That Decide” in the J. R. Ward Message Board

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Romance has the reputation of being an opiate for the masses. This paper intends to analyze if it is indeed a fantasy imposed from above or if there is room...

“The Powers That Decide” in the J. R. Ward Message Board

Published Online: Feb 22, 2013

Page range: 243 - 252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0023

Keywords
fan studies, power relations, romance, Panopticon, productive consumption

This content is open access.

“The Powers That Decide” in the J. R. Ward Message Board

Published Online: Feb 22, 2013

Page range: 243 - 252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0023

Keywordsfan studies, power relations, romance, Panopticon, productive consumption

This content is open access.

Keywords
fan studies, power relations, romance, Panopticon, productive consumption