acafan
acafan noun: an academic who self-identifies as a member of fandom.
Noun
acafan (plural acafans or acafen)
- An academic who self-identifies as a member of fandom.
- [Flourish] Klink: Your story about the band member makes me think about fans' reactions to the academic articles they themselves are in. That's a productive comparison, I think - "fans are to acafen the way that band members are to RPF writers" - because I think it opens the door to discussing the...2012, Lynn Zubernis, Katherine Larsen, Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 47
- When Paul Cornell wrote in Licence Denied that 'Thomas Noonan was the first New Fanboy' to use lit crit readings and terminologies, tracking fans' 'Analysis' of the show made sense, but by 2013 multiple generations of New Fanboys, Fangirls, acafans and fan-scholars have got in on the act, making...2013, Matt Hills, “Introduction: Doctor Who Studies?”, in Matt Hills, editor, New Dimensions of Doctor Who: Adventures in Space, Time and Television, I. B. Tauris & Co., →ISBN, page 3
Examples of acafan in a sentence
- Part of defining oneself as an 'acafan,' I think, is about making an ethical commitment to the fan community, yes?2012, Lynn Zubernis, Katherine Larsen, Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships, Cambridge Scholars...
- Much as Jenkins positions himself as an 'academic fan' in his 1992 work on Star Trek fandom, I too consider myself an acafan in my study of slash.2014, Bethan Jones, "Normal Female Interest in Vampires and Werewolves Bonking: Slash and the Reconstruction of Meaning", in Screening...
Forms of acafan
| plural | acafans |
|---|---|
| plural | acafen |
| alternative form | aca-fan |
| alternative form | aca/fan |
Origin of acafan
Blend of academic + fan.
Questions about acafan
- What does acafan mean?
- Acafan means an academic who self-identifies as a member of fandom.
- How do you use acafan in a sentence?
- Part of defining oneself as an 'acafan,' I think, is about making an ethical commitment to the fan community, yes?
- What part of speech is acafan?
- Acafan is a noun.
- What is the plural of acafan?
- The plural of acafan is acafans.
Words near acafan in the dictionary
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