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| − | An old-fashioned term, '''''fringe fandom''''' refers to any specialized '''subfandom''', such as those devoted to television shows, [[gamers|gaming]], [[anime]] or [[comics]], | + | An old-fashioned term, '''''fringe fandom''''' refers to any specialized '''subfandom''', such as those devoted to television shows, [[gamers|gaming]], [[anime]] or [[comics]], which branched from the original [[sf fandom]] that started in the 1930s in the [[lettercol]] of [[Hugo Gernsback]]'s [[Amazing Stories]] and the [[Science Fiction League]]. It is also sometimes used for less related but overlapping groups such as the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] and mystery fandom, as well as specialized literary groups like the [[Mythopoeic Society]]. |
| − | The term dates to the 1960s or '70s, when those groups first | + | The term dates to the 1960s or '70s, when those groups first began to hold specialized [[conventions]], and has fallen into disuse, in part because those fandoms now far outnumber the group that concentrates on [[literary]] [[sf]], [[SF fanzines]], [[Worldcons]] and old-time [[clubs]], and tend to resent the implication that there is [[Trufandom]] that excludes them. We are all supposed to be together under one [[big tent]], which, however, squeezes out [[fanhistory]], [[fanzines]] and other interests of old-style [[fen]]. |
| − | Controversy erupted | + | Controversy erupted as early as 1966, when [[Tricon]] held a [[panel]], "Shall Special Fandoms Secede from SF Fandom?" Although [[Trekkers|Star Trek fandom]] and [[comics]] fandom established their own [[convention]]s and institutions, when their increasing numbers threatened to overwhelm [[Worldcon]], and the [[concom]] of [[MidAmeriCon]] in 1976 announced that there would be no programming related to those topics at the [[con]], there was a huge uproar. |
See also: [[Fringe Fan]], which can, but doesn’t necessarily mean a member of a fringe fandom. | See also: [[Fringe Fan]], which can, but doesn’t necessarily mean a member of a fringe fandom. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:35, 2 November 2022
An old-fashioned term, fringe fandom refers to any specialized subfandom, such as those devoted to television shows, gaming, anime or comics, which branched from the original sf fandom that started in the 1930s in the lettercol of Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories and the Science Fiction League. It is also sometimes used for less related but overlapping groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism and mystery fandom, as well as specialized literary groups like the Mythopoeic Society.
The term dates to the 1960s or '70s, when those groups first began to hold specialized conventions, and has fallen into disuse, in part because those fandoms now far outnumber the group that concentrates on literary sf, SF fanzines, Worldcons and old-time clubs, and tend to resent the implication that there is Trufandom that excludes them. We are all supposed to be together under one big tent, which, however, squeezes out fanhistory, fanzines and other interests of old-style fen.
Controversy erupted as early as 1966, when Tricon held a panel, "Shall Special Fandoms Secede from SF Fandom?" Although Star Trek fandom and comics fandom established their own conventions and institutions, when their increasing numbers threatened to overwhelm Worldcon, and the concom of MidAmeriCon in 1976 announced that there would be no programming related to those topics at the con, there was a huge uproar.
See also: Fringe Fan, which can, but doesn’t necessarily mean a member of a fringe fandom.
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