Reading Questionnaire

Please respond to the prompts in full sentences. Each response should be around 100 words (80-120).

When possible, make specific references to the original text and/or incorporate short quotes or details.

There is no right answer to these prompts; they are designed to help you think about our readings.

1. Chatman is interested in Black women who can be seen as anti-fans of the show Scandal. What

are some of the anti-fan perspectives that Chatman says Black women viewers hold toward the

show and what are some examples how these viewers express their perspective through Twitter?

2. What reason does Chatman give for Black women viewers posting tweets that critique Scandal?

Refer to pages 307-311. What service does Chatman say these viewers see themselves providing?

3. What piece of media did you watch, play, listen, to, etc. that you have a love/hate relationship

to. Why do you both love and hate it?

4. Would you describe yourself as an anti-fan of this piece of media? That is, do you feel closely

attached to it like a fan would be, even while you see or feel negative things about this media?

Requirements: 320

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