Fantasy fandom

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

References

  1. "How Long Will Our Fascination With the Fantasy Genre Last?". Kaitlyn Fajilan. Highbrow Magazine.
  2. Review: Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages by Michael A. Cramer
  3. "Fandom and Creativity".
  4. The Adoring Audience: Fan Culture and Popular Media by Lisa A. Lewis
  5. "Disneyana Fan Club - preserving and sharing the rich legacy of Walt Disney".
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment by Michael D. C. Drout
  7. Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays edited by Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse

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