Gray (2003) argues that reception studies should move beyond fans to explore other types of textualities. While fans read texts in certain ways, non-fan and anti-fan readings renegotiate texts. This means that reception scholars are missing forms of textualities that are not represented by fan readings of texts.
1. Though fans are likely the most knowledgeable about a given text, Gray (2003) points out that everyone encounters texts fairly constantly. In order to understand how these casually encountered texts impact individuals' cultural performances, it is important to speak with people who are not fans.
2. Anti-fans hate a text, but as Gray (2003) points out, this must mean they have some attachment to the text. In order to create an anti-fan reading rather than a fan reading, the textual negotiation of an anti-fan must be considerably different from that of a fan. Importantly, though, both readings are rooted in the text.
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