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Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7319-399X
Date Available
5-1-2026
Year of Publication
2026
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College
Communication and Information
Department/School/Program
Communication
Faculty
Kyra Hunting
Faculty
Renee Kaufman
Abstract
It is noted that readers and fans hold unique and valid interpretations of texts, interpretations that become expressed in fan works like fan art, memes, or the subject of this study, fanfiction. This study performs textual analysis on queer fanfiction in Metal Gear Solid and Code Geass fandoms. It examines the unique relationship militarism holds with intimacy, and how intimacy intersects with violence and control in unique ways in these fan texts. Within these fanfics, militarism can serve as a barrier to intimacy, forcing relationships to adapt to militaristic structures within these fan interpretations.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2026.243
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Recommended Citation
Bost, Brandon, "CAN LOVE BLOOM ON A BATTLEFIELD: AN ANALYSIS OF QUEER MILITARISTIC FANFICTION" (2026). Theses and Dissertations--Communication. 153.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/comm_etds/153
