Fantasy fandom

Harry Potter fans in Hogwarts robes

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

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

External links

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