Academic Books and Articles

A list of academic articles dealing with Supernatural. For more including books and other essays see Meta Essays

• "The epic love story of Sam and Dean": Supernatural, queer readings, and the romance of incestuous fan fiction by Catherine Tosenberger, in Journal of Transformative Works and Cultures, Volume 1, 2008

• "Latchkey Hero": Masculinity, Class and the Gothic in Eric Kripke's Supernatural, by Julia M. Wright, in Genders OnLine Journal, Issue 47, 2008

• "No Chick Flick Moments": 'Supernatural' as a Masculine Narrative, by April R. Boggs, at OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, 2009

• "Not just spooky": the collaborative aesthetics of Supernatural fandom on Runet by Sudha Rajagopalan, for EASA Media Anthropology Network (Working Papers and e-Seminar Series)

• Transformative Works and Cultures published a special Supernatural issue in March 2010.

• A Critical Analysis of Modern Fan Cultures Attached to Television Texts and the Participatory Nature of Their Activities. With Specific Focus on the Fan Culture of Supernatural June 2011

• A Black 1967 Chevy Impala: Fan Shibboleths as Cultural Password by Mark Stewart; Flow Conference 2014

• Squeeing, Flailing, and the “Post-Jared-and-Jensen Glow”: An Ethnography of Creation Entertainment’s March 2009 “Salute to Supernatural ” Conventions by Amanda Straw

• Themes and Models ofSupernatural Hurt/Comfort Fan Fiction Supernatural "You break him, we post it by Amanda Straw