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(Did you mean a [[Mainstream (Kaufman)|Kaufman and Tompkins fanzine]]?)
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''Mainstream'' applies to things non-[[stfnal]], non-genre, [[mundane]] — things part of the popular culture of the [[macrocosm]]. The term is typically said of [[books]] or [[media]], e.g. "Magical realism is typically packaged as mainstream literature rather than [[fantasy]]." Or "[[Science fiction]] has become increasingly mainstream."
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Revision as of 15:29, 2 February 2021

(Did you mean a Kaufman and Tompkins fanzine?)


Mainstream applies to things non-stfnal, non-genre, mundane — things part of the popular culture of the macrocosm. The term is typically said of books or media, e.g. "Magical realism is typically packaged as mainstream literature rather than fantasy." Or "Science fiction has become increasingly mainstream."

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.



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