#ScienceFiction #Fandom #ScienceFictionFandom
#RunawayMonoMyth #RunawayFiction
#OralTradition
#GeorgeLucasWasRight in Summer of 1986 to warn us in "Power of Myth" education.
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#ScienceFiction #Fandom #ScienceFictionFandom
#RunawayMonoMyth #RunawayFiction
#OralTradition
#GeorgeLucasWasRight in Summer of 1986 to warn us in "Power of Myth" education.
#Fandom #FWakeFandom /\
#RCC1806B /\
In 1975, Philip Cohen outlined variations on the term "fan" in science fiction fandom, including "'faaaan,' "the goshwowboyoboy type (pronounced with a bleat in the middle to indicate the sheeplike follow-the-leader qualities of this fan type)."
Philip Cohen, "The Language of Science Fiction Fandom," Butler University, 1975.
Vlog: The 2023 Hugo Award Mess
https://countzeroor.com/2024/02/07/vlog-the-2023-hugo-award-mess/
Thoughts on the OryCon Hiatus
In 2021, after OryCon 42, the event is planning to go on hiatus until - minimum 2023 - after announcing an indefinite hiatus. This means, for at least next year, possibly longer if they don't get volunteers, Oregon will be without a Lit-SF convention. As OryCon is the first lit-SF convention I went to, the convention that caused me
https://countzeroor.com/2021/11/18/thoughts-on-the-orycon-hiatus/