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FOR FANS BY FANS: EARLY SCIENCE FICTION FANDOM AND THE FANZINES
| Title: | FOR FANS BY FANS: EARLY SCIENCE FICTION FANDOM AND THE FANZINES. |
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| Name(s): | Johnson, Rachel Anne, Author | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2015 | |
| Publisher: | University of West Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The fanzines, which combine the words "fan" and "magazine," are the print products for fans by fans. Many current fan practices-fanspeak (jargon), conventions, cosplay-all have their foundation in the early days of science fiction fandom from the 1930s to 1950s. However, current science fiction criticism often overlooks the earliest fanzines. The academic neglect of these literary artifacts propagates a false history of science fiction and erases gendered and liminal voices from the foundational years of fandom. To validate the form, this thesis explores multiple layers of fandom and the fanzines, including the active engagement of fan culture; parallels between fandom and modernism; and female-authored contributions to science fiction. These neglected literary documents are far from being negligible offsprings of a disposable literature. In fact, the fanzines exemplify the active reading of genre fiction; the creation of a networked community of readers; and the development of multiple liminal voices. | |
| Identifier: | WFE0000515 (IID), uwf:61216 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2015-08-01 M.A. Department of English and World Languages Masters |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/WFE0000515 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UWF |
