The outskirts of literature. Controversial content on online writing sites

Abstract

The article discusses the phenomenon of controversial content on online writing portals. Exposure to similar works by adolescents may have negative psychotherapeutic, didactic or social effects. This paper searches for the source of the problem in the times of positivism, when the emergence of the serial novel changed the relationship between the author and the reader. She also draws attention to the phenomenon of the de‑tabooization of sexuality, related to the 1960s sexual revolution, which, combined with the rise of fan literature and the Internet, created a space for young people to express their sexuality.