Fantasy fandom

Harry Potter fans cosplaying as characters from the franchise.

Fantasy fandom is a fandom and commonality of fans of the fantasy genre. ^{[1] [2]} It revolves around popular media franchises belonging to the fantasy genre ^[3] and can include collective fan works of these fantasy franchises and events that celebrate franchises of the genre ^[4] as well as characters belonging to that genre. ^[5]

Examples of fan clubs devoted to stories and franchises of fantasy and include Disneyana fanclub, ^[6] and The Tolkien Society in appreciation of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. ^[7] Fandom communities also exist on the Internet. ^[8]

See also

• Fantasy Fan , the first American magazine in the genre of fantasy and weird fiction.
• World Fantasy Convention
• Science fiction fandom
• Furry fandom

References

1. "How Long Will Our Fascination With the Fantasy Genre Last?". Kaitlyn Fajilan. Highbrow Magazine. 23 January 2014.
2. Wilkins, Kim (2019-02-01). "'A crowd at your back': fantasy fandom and small press" . Media International Australia. 170 (1): 115–125. doi:10.1177/1329878X17743524. ISSN   1329-878X.
3. Michael A. Cramer (2010). Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-0-8108-6995-0.
4. "Fandom and Creativity".
5. Lisa A. Lewis (11 September 2002). The Adoring Audience: Fan Culture and Popular Media. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-134-89918-0.
6. "Disneyana Fan Club - preserving and sharing the rich legacy of Walt Disney".
7. Michael D. C. Drout (2007). J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-0-415-96942-0.
8. Kristina Busse (16 June 2006). Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-5496-9.

External links

• The Communication of Fan Culture: The Impact of New Media on Science Fiction and Fantasy Fandom Georgia Institute of Technology