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fannish

Fannish refers to the culture, works, and activities of fans organized around a particular book, film, game, or other media property. It describes both the people who engage in such practices and the creative outputs they produce that extend, transform, or reinterpret the original work. The term is used as an adjective (fannish content), a noun (the fannish), or a shorthand for fannish culture.

Common fannish activities include fan fiction writing, fan art, fan videos or meta analysis; participatory communities

The term and practice emerged in science fiction fandom in the mid-20th century with fanzines and fan

Fannish works are generally transformative and borrowing elements from copyrighted works; debates exist around copyright, fans'

Fannish activity has influenced mainstream media production, contributed to global fan cultures, and become a recognized

collaborate
on
conventions,
online
forums,
wikis,
and
fan
archives.
Core
concepts
include
canon
vs.
fanon,
shipping,
AU
(alternate
universe),
and
crossovers.
Participation
ranges
from
casual
appreciation
to
organized
productions
and
collective
editing.
conventions,
evolving
with
online
tools.
The
1990s
and
2000s
saw
fan
communities
on
forums,
fan
fiction
archives,
and
later
social
media;
platforms
such
as
AO3,
Fanfiction.net,
DeviantArt,
and
wikis
facilitated
widespread
fannish
production.
rights,
and
fair
use.
Most
communities
maintain
guidelines
emphasizing
respect
for
creators,
consent,
and
non-commercial
use;
some
restrict
monetization
or
the
use
of
official
branding.
field
of
study
within
media
and
fan
studies,
examining
how
fans
negotiate
authorship,
community,
and
identity.