Acafen
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Acafen are fans who participate in fandom as professionals and fans. Many of them have published academically in fandom.
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The use of this term predates April 1998 as it is referenced in a post from April 19, 1998, which says:
Newsgroups: ont.sf-lovers, rec.arts.sf.fandom From: Morgan Gallagher <Mor...@sidhen.demon.co.uk> Date: 1998/04/18 Subject: Re: Lesbian in SF/Fantasy (was Re: Toronto Fans: SF Book Shop?)
- there's also Acafen, the mailing list for academics and fen. Mostly
- filled by people who are both. Someone there is working on Xena, and
- wrested from myself, in a discussion, the immortal phrase "Female heroes
- don't get laid." [1]
The term gained greater usage in common fandom by 2006 as academics and non-academics who were participants in fandom began to interact more and as there was a greater amount of scholarship being done regarding fandom.
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