Genrekonstruktion i Creepypasta

In this study, gender construction in narratives published on the website Creepypasta is analysed from a linguistic perspective. Within the linguistic study, verb phrases protruding processes of a materialistic, verbal or mental character are excerpted and analysed. The purpose of the study is to examine what types of gender stereotypes can be identified in the selected research material, as well as what such reproductive practices of stereotypical gender roles can imply, in terms of gender awareness. Results of the study are found to suggests that even though the practice of creating Creepypasta-narratives can be considered fairly modern, and therefore creators might be more aware of gender bias, stereotypical genders, as well as stereotypical depictions of women, are still identified. Therefore, further study is suggested to focus on how reader-response processes within the collective community of Creepypasta work to construct stereotypical genders in texts which can be considered gender-neutral