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Fandom Renaissance
| Synonyms: | fandom revival |
| See also: | reboot |
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Fandom renaissance refers to a resurgence of fan interest in an older fandom, often as the result of a new adaptation or other canon material being released. The term usually refers to a rebirth of the fandom, but is also sometimes used to describe an individual's return to fannish engagement.
Usage Examples
[tumblr, 2014]
when a fandom you love hit its peak before the AO3 came into existence
[dreamwidth, 2015]
if TDS gets a new host who is a handsome guy in his '30s, who perhaps has chemistry with some of the latest round of fetching young correspondents, and they're all settled in by the time we hit the upswing of political interest around the 2016 election...we just might see a fake-news-fandom renaissance.[2]
[youtube, 2019]
Good Omens is experiencing a fandom renaissance and upsurge in shipping of its dominant pairing the ineffable husbands.[3]
See alsoL
- Twilight Renaissance, a fandom revival that started in 2018, supposedly started by tumblr user cockmcstuffins.
- Hunger Games Renaissance in 2023, as the result of the prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
References
- ^ tumblr thread, 22 January 2014, Archived version
- ^ dreamwidth (2015)
- ^ The Good Omens Renaissance youtube video (June 2019)
- ^ tumblr (June 2020)
- ^ December 2020 tumblr post by lesbianyuugi, Archived version