Science fiction fandom

Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is the community of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy literature, and in contact with one another based upon that interest. SF fandom has a life of its own, but not much in the way of formal organization (although clubs such as the Futurians and the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society are a recognized feature of fandom).

Offshoots and subcommunities

Fandom encompasses subsets of fans that are principally interested in a single writer or genre, such as Tolkien fandom and Star Trek fandom (whose more active members are better known as "Trekkers" or "Trekkies" by the rest of fandom).

Related Topics:
Tolkien fandom - Star Trek fandom - Trekkie

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Filk singing and the Society for Creative Anachronism both originated among science fiction fans.

Related Topics:
Filk singing - Society for Creative Anachronism

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Participation in science fiction fandom often overlaps with other similar interests, such as fantasy role playing games, comic books and anime, and in the broadest sense fans of these activities are felt to be part of the greater community of SF fandom.

Related Topics:
Role playing games - Comic books - Anime

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There is a semi-jocular theory among fans themselves that fans' distinctive characteristics match many of those associated with Asperger's syndrome, and that many of fandom's peculiar habits and institutions may be explained as having been developed by a subculture comprised in part of people with mild Asperger's.

Related Topics:
Asperger's syndrome - Subculture

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There are active SF fandoms around the world. Fandom in non-Anglophone countries such as Poland, Japan, Sweden, and Germany is based partially on local literature and media, with cons and all other elements resembling those of English-speaking fandom.

Related Topics:
Poland - Japan - Sweden - Germany

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