Camille Bacon-Smith is the author of several books, including Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press, The Face of Time, and Eyes of the Empress.
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
