Rape culture in fan productions and pedagogical practices

The study aims to identify how “rape culture” is present in fanfictions and how we can raise students’ awareness through pedagogical practices. We turn to the fanfiction creation and reading platform Wattpad in order to understand the contents of the most popular stories. This is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach. As a theoretical framework, we adopt the concept of inclusion in education, given that the stories are consumed predominantly by young female readers. For data analysis, we employ the Omnilectical Perspective. The research points to a normalization of violence in fanfictions, which stems from the deeply rooted sexist and patriarchal culture reinforced in and by society. Therefore, it is essential that pedagogical practices be critically mediated and discussed within the school environment so as to guide young people about this topic.