University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository American Studies ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 8-31-2011 Gendered Crimes, Gendered Fans: Intersections of Gender, Sexuality, and Fandom in the Contemporary American Crime Drama Melanie Cattrell Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds Part of the American Studies Commons Recommended Citation Cattrell, Melanie. "Gendered Crimes, Gendered Fans: Intersections of Gender, Sexuality, and Fandom in the Contemporary American Crime Drama." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds/7 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in American Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Melanie Cattrell Candidate American Studies Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Dr. Michael L. Trujillo, Chairperson Dr. M. Jane Young Dr. Janet Cramer Dr. Jake Kosek ii GENDERED CRIMES, GENDERED FANS: INTERSECTIONS OF GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND FANDOM IN THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN TELEVISION CRIME DRAMA BY MELANIE A. CATTRELL B.A., English, Kent State University, 2001 M.A., English Literature, Bowling Green State University, 2003 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy American Studies The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico August, 2011 iii DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my parents, Francis and Brenda Cattrell, whose love and encouragement is unparalleled; to Frank, Judy, and Nate Kooistra, for being an excellent “second family” to me for the last decade; to Roger Jerabek, for his encouragement and humor throughout the entire grad school process; and, finally, to my cat—and future Internet/TV star—Angel/us, for keeping me company during countess hours of writing and televiewing.