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This paper tries to see this group of women under power structures of sexuality in China and how such structures influence their fan practices. Through online observations, group discussion and in-depth interviews with 16 fans in total, I argue that Chinese RPS fans’ practices could be understood in both resistance and compromise to the current power structures of sexuality in China. These fans on one hand show their resistance to the traditional gender norms by expressing desiresand creating alternative masculinities; while on the other hand they compromise ina way in which they regulate their fantasies within a certain place to prevent themselves as well as the real persons involved in the RPS fandom being judged by the dominant social norms. This paper hopes to foreground an indigenous discussion on Chinese slash fan communities under the power structures of sexuality.  \nKeywords: RPS, real person slash, China, fandom, sexuality, power structures  \nAcknowledgements  \nI gained a lot of support from many people through the process of doing this master thesis. Without them, this project would never be finished.  \nFirst of all, I would like to show my gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Chares Demetriou for his kind supervision and suggestion through the whole process.  \nSecondly, great appreciation goes to all my interviewees who trusted and shared their life stories with me. I want to show my thankfulness to all KG/GK fans who together created this lovely community.  \nI also want to thank my colleagues and friends Qian Ding, Fredrik Eklund, Shangchanhui Feng, Wai Ling Mak, Ling Tang, Lucia Amaranta Thomposon, Salla Turunen, Lu Zhang and Zhiyin Zhang. Thank you for all the warm supporting and great suggestions to me.  \nFinally, I want to thank my mum for her forever love and support.  \nTable of Contents  \n1. Introduction....................................................................................................1  \n1.1. Fujoshi, Slash Fan and Real Person Slash...........................................1  \n1.2. Aim and Research Question..................................................................2  \n1.3. Structure of the Study ...........................................................................4  \n2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework .........................................5  \n2.1. Slash fiction and Chinese Slash Fans ...................................................5  \n2.1.1. Slash fiction: Debates and Development .........................................5  \n2.1.2. The Chinese Slash Fans ...................................................................8  \n2.2. Power Structures of Sexuality and Space for Resistance .................11  \n2.3. Internet and Feminism ........................................................................16  \n3. Methodology .................................................................................................19  \n3.1. Study Group .........................................................................................20  \n3.2. Preparations and Encounters .............................................................21  \n3.3. Data Collection and Processing ..........................................................22  \n3.4. Limitations............................................................................................25  \n4. Data Analysis ................................................................................................26  \n4.1. Resistance..............................................","cbCaigU3uYW7n0ja","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigU3uYW7n0ja","pdf",497829,64,"English","# Introduction\n## Fujoshi, Slash Fan and Real Person Slash\n## Aim and Research Question\n## Structure of the Study\n# Literature Review and Theoretical Framework\n## Slash fiction and Chinese Slash Fans\n## Power Structures of Sexuality and Space for Resistance\n## Internet and Feminism\n# Methodology\n## Study Group\n## Preparations and Encounters\n## Data Collection and Processing\n## Limitations\n# Data Analysis\n## Resistance\n## Compromise\n# Conclusion and Further Discussion\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What does RPS (Real Person Slash) mean in this thesis?\",\"answer\":\"RPS refers to a fandom where female fans build homoerotic fantasies based on two real men such as actors, politicians, or historical figures.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study investigate Chinese RPS fans’ practices?\",\"answer\":\"It uses online observation, group discussion, and in-depth interviews with a total of 16 fans.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the findings characterize fan practices under China’s power structures of sexuality?\",\"answer\":\"The thesis finds that fans show both resistance—by challenging traditional gender norms and creating alternative masculinities—and compromise, by regulating fantasies to avoid judgment under dominant social norms.\"}]","Resistance and Compromise under Power Structures of Sexuality - A Case Study on Real Person Slash Fans in China | PDF",161]