One Fan’s Shame: On Living With Loving Below Deck
Published online on April 30, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
Shame is an existentially threatening emotion that challenges extant theories of television reception and fandom. As a feminist and a fan of Bravo’s occu-soapBelow Deck, I felt ashamed when I belatedly recognized its narrative investment in sexual ...
Shame is an existentially threatening emotion that challenges extant theories of television reception and fandom. As a feminist and a fan of Bravo’s occu-soapBelow Deck, I felt ashamed when I belatedly recognized its narrative investment in sexual ...