Science fiction culture
Explores the science fiction community and its relationships with the industries that sustain it, including the publishing, computer, and hotel/convention industries, and explores the issue of power in those relationships: Who seems to have it? Who does have it? How do they use it? What are the results of that use?
Print Book, English, 1999
University of Pennsylvania Press ; Eurospan, Philadelphia, Pa., London, 1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc
336 pages ; 24 cm
9780812232233, 9780812215304, 0812232232, 0812215303
59376517
1 Introduction PART I. CREATING THE LANDSCAPE 2 The Secret Masters of Fandom 3 Worldcon: Mobile Geography in Real Time 4 The Cyberscape: GEnie and the Rise of the Internet PART II. NEW GROUPS CHANGE THE FACE OF THE GENRES 5 The Women Were Always Here: The Obligatory History Lesson 6 Women in Science Fiction: The Backlash and Beyond 7 Gay and Lesbian Presence in Science Fiction 8 Youth Culture 9 Sexual Identity and Fandom PART III. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER IN THE FICTION 10 From Fan to Pro: Getting Published 11 Best-Sellers, Short Fiction, and Niches 12 Laboring in the Fields of Cultural Production Appendix: Bulletin Boards, E-Mail, and Usenet Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments