Science Fiction Fandom

Many prominent science fiction writers, artists, and editors began as s.f. fans. This is the first book to survey fandom's history, manifestations, and accomplishments, including clubs, fanzines, and conventions. The 24 essays are divided into sections that consider the following: the types of people who become fans and the satisfactions they receive; the development of fandom in America; fandom in Europe and the Orient; social interactions in the form of local clubs or wider-drawing conventions; and long-term results in the form of beginning professional careers in writing or publishing, exercising critical attention, and so forth. The writers of these essays have all participated in the activities they describe. The book also contains a glossary, an annotated bibliography, and an index. Overall, this book gives a detailed look at the most important facets of a fascinating subculture that has contributed significantly to the direction of modern science fiction.

List of contents

Preface by Joe Sanders
Roots of Fandom
Why is a Fan? by Juanita Coulson
Fandom as a Way of Life by Robert Coulson
Fandom in America
The Origins of Science Fiction Fandom: A Reconstruction by Sam Moskowitz
Fandom Up to World War II by Robert A. Madle
Wartime Fandom by Art Widner
Fandom between World War II and Sputnik by Harry Warner, Jr.
Post-Sputnik Fandom (1957-1992) by rich brown
Alternative Fandoms by John and Bjo Trimble
Variations and Echoes
British Fandom by Terry Jeeves
Science Fiction in Europe: A French Perspective by Pascal J. Thomas
The European Echo: Science Fiction Fandom as a European Movement by Roelof Goudriaan
Fandom in China by Wu Dingbo
Science Fiction Fandom in Japan by Masamichi Osako
Social Interactions
Fan Clubs: An Example by F.M. Busby
The Science Fiction Convention Scene by Hank Luttrell
Science Fiction Conventions: Behind the Scenes by Tom Whitmore and Debbie Notkin
Long Term Results
A History of Fanzines by Harry Warner
Amateur Press Associations: Intellectual Society and Social Intellectualism by Bernadette Lynn Boskey
Into the Aether, Junior Spacepersons! by Richard A. Lupoff
An Apprenticeship: Artist by Jack Gaughan
The Fan Presses by Robert Weinberg
A Science Fiction Collector by Howard DeVore
Contributions to the Critical Dialogue: As an Academic Sees It by Russell Letson
The Fan as Critic by Sandra Miesel
Bibliography and Glossary
Science Fiction Fandom: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography by Joseph D. Sinclari
Glossary of Fanspeak by Joe Sanders and rich brown
Index

About the author

JOE SANDERS is Professor of English at Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio. He is author of Roger Zelazny: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography and Science Fiction Fandom (Greenwood, 1994). He is president of the Science Fiction Research Association.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph L. Sanders, Sanders Joseph L.
• Assisted by: Joe Sanders (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.1994
• EAN: 9780313233807
• ISBN: 978-0-313-23380-7
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Cultural Studies, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, The arts, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Social groups: clubs & societies, Social groups: clubs and societies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form