Perhaps nowadays there are few people who do not know what the fandom.All those who lead an active life in the internet and communicate in the forums, are usually included in any community of interest and thus support this interesting phenomenon developing in recent years has been particularly active.Let us think again about the fandom, and what is it that brings people together within them.
Determination fandom
What fandom, you can see if you remember about the fans, the fans surrounding any celebrity.They tend to create their own community, dedicated to the idol, and is taken now to call fandom.These groups not only gather around the well-known actors, singers or athletes who can bring people together and a common hobby or some interest.
But most often occur around the fandom of movies, TV series and video games.Obviously, this is due to the fact that the possibility of something new, causing interest and underwhelming in this area is very high, and in addition, the appearance of new commercially successful projects here has a direct relationship to the number and frequency of visiting fans.
How does one become a member of the fandom
To become a member of any fandom, just enough to get involved in some kind of theme.It is necessary to participate in the exchange of information - it is possible to tell, the quintessence of the existence of the fan community.These days, such exchange takes place mainly through the Internet, but there are many classical forms - clubs, themed periodicals, congresses of various ranks (from regional to international) and so on. N.
special name fandom help to identify themaffiliation.For example, fans of anime and manga called otaku, fans of the series "Star Trek" - trekkers, lovers of "Doctor Who" - huviany and Tolkienists as probably the name implies - it admirers of John. R. R. Tolkien.Fanatstva series "Supernatural" has a few ironic name - superamiprishiblennye, the singer Justin Bieber fandom - belibery, while Miley Cyrus - smaylery.
Like every subcultural movement, any fandom is unique, there are emerging over time their customs, has its own structure, and there is a slang often understandable only to members of this community.
ribbons fandom
In order to celebrate their belonging to a particular community, the members of fandom are on hand colored ribbons because they have long been a way to express the ratio of the carrier to any social movement or a problem.
For example, the blue color is popular with tweeters, blue bear huviany (TV series "Doctor Who"), orange color at bengersov ("The Big Bang Theory"), yellow - with fans of the series "Supernatural" Silver chosen fans cub andemerald green - slashers.Red prefer rockers.
course, all kinds of ribbons is impossible to list here, but each came in the fan community will recognize the selected color and will wear the ribbon as a sign of belonging to the "chosen."
Community gatekeepers of information
phenomenon of fandom can not be overestimated.What fandom?This is, as mentioned above, in the first exchange of information.And in fact, it will eventually become invaluable, and the descendants get unique details making the film, about a forgotten genre of music, or about the technical features of retro cars.Thanks to all the fans it is kept afloat and carefully preserved.
In addition, we must not forget that the fans - this is the target audience, which is carefully studying the producers before presented to the public another of his mega-project.By the way, this applies to any commercial project, because only the presence of enthusiastic fans is able to create a brand, really making a profit.
origin of the term "fandom»
By the way, the meaning of "fandom" in the narrow sense is the name of the community of fans of the fantasy genre, and appeared in the thirties of the last century.
In the United States at the time created the so-called post amateur associations, which included supporters of different subjects about which they exchanged letters.In 1934, the year on this basis there was a science fiction League, which became the first official fandom.Incidentally, the League nurture talented writers of science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Judith Merrill Frederick Paul, and many others whose names have gone down in history.It also included researchers and the famous science fiction: J. Forrest. Ackerman, Sam Moskowitz et al.
movement has become quite popular, and in 1939 at science fiction fans have been started worldwide convention.
How evolved fandom in Russia
During the Khrushchev thaw in the Soviet Union were the first group, uniting fans of science fiction.At this time, this genre is becoming very popular.Although that is fandom, devotees of the genre is hardly understood at the time.They simply created clubs of fans of science fiction (KLF) with libraries and cultural centers, where they spent discussing new books and meetings with authors.
In the early eighties this movement has acquired a special scope and in its response to the annual festivals were held fiction called "Aelita".Now fandom united not only by fans of the genre.
How different subculture of fandom
fanatstva and different hobbies that become sense and way of life for a group of people, among other things, over time, can develop in the subculture.This metamorphosis took place in his time with the punk rock with gothic music and furry art.
Although most of fandom and do not grow to the subculture.They interfere with concentration on one object of adoration or interests.A subculture - a movement does not depend on individuals, since it replaced one ideologue (object of worship) always comes another.
Best fandom in RuNet
determine the best of the fandom is very difficult.After all, for every enthusiastic a person is the subject of his fandom - the best, no matter how much of it members.The main thing for the fans - it is an opportunity to talk about your favorite topic, share information, or simply to meet like-minded virtual or real.After all, this is very important - to know that you are not alone!
users in RuNet, determining what fandom better come, of course, of attendance.They are called as such by the community, "Lord of the Rings", "Star Wars," "Sherlock," "Harry Potter" and "Doctor Who."But these conclusions is debatable, because now tracking the number of adherents of the theme really no one holds.
