The Evolution of Fandom
My Session Status
What:
Panel
When:
1:00 PM, Saturday 30 Sep 2023
(1 hour)
Where:
Gateway Center
- Marquette B
Theme:
Fandom
Fandom has been through decades of changes. From letter writing to conventions to virtual cons, from ditto machines to digital publishing and from an overwhelming white male crowd to a period of (slowly?) increasing diversity. Has the fundamental nature of Fandom changed? Can we even speculate on what’s to come?