Fantasy fandom
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Fantasy fandom is a fandom and commonality of fans of the fantasy genre.[1]
It revolves around popular media franchises belonging to the fantasy genre[2] and can include collective fan works of these fantasy franchises and events that celebrate franchises of the genre[3] as well as characters belonging to that genre.[4]
Examples of fan clubs devoted to stories and franchises of fantasy and include Disneyana fanclub,[5] The Tolken Society in appreciation of works by J. R. R. Tolkien.[6] and National Fantasy Fan Federation [1941–present].
In more recent times, the development of the Internet has also taken fandom communities online.[7]
See also
- Fantasy Fan, the first American magazine in the genre of fantasy and weird fiction.
- World Fantasy Convention
- Tolkien fandom
References
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- ↑ Review: Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages by Michael A. Cramer
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- ↑ The Adoring Audience: Fan Culture and Popular Media by Lisa A. Lewis
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- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment by Michael D. C. Drout
- ↑ Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays edited by Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse
External links
- The Communication of Fan Culture: The Impact of New Media on Science Fiction and Fantasy Fandom Georgia Institute of Technology
