Author
Camille Bacon-Smith
Camille Bacon-Smith is the American writer of urban fantasy (the Daemon Eyes series), a respected academic study of fan culture (Enterprising Women, 1992), and one of the foundational books on fanzine culture. Her academic work has shaped how the field thinks about media fandom.
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Years active
1992-2000
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Our reviews of Camille Bacon-Smith's work
Eyes Of The Empress
by Camille Bacon-Smith
Eyes of the Empress by Camille Bacon-Smith review. A contemporary fantasy with demons, Philadelphia, and the academic-turned-novelist's second urban-fantasy entry.
Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth
by Camille Bacon-Smith
Camille Bacon-Smith's 1992 ethnographic study of media fandom. Foundational academic work on fan communities and serious nonfiction worth reading on its own terms.
Science Fiction Culture
by Camille Bacon-Smith
Science Fiction Culture by Camille Bacon-Smith review. A 2000 ethnographic study of SF fandom and convention culture. The Enterprising Women follow-up with serious participant-observation rigor.
The Face Of Time
by Camille Bacon-Smith
The Face of Time by Camille Bacon-Smith review. A contemporary fantasy novel by the Enterprising Women academic. Demons, Philadelphia, urban fantasy with serious knowledge of fan-fiction tradition.
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Camille Bacon-Smith's 1992 ethnographic study of media fandom. Foundational academic work on fan communities and serious nonfiction worth reading on its own terms.
Science Fiction Culture by Camille Bacon-Smith review. A 2000 ethnographic study of SF fandom and convention culture. The Enterprising Women follow-up with serious participant-observation rigor.
Eyes of the Empress by Camille Bacon-Smith review. A contemporary fantasy with demons, Philadelphia, and the academic-turned-novelist's second urban-fantasy entry.
The Face of Time by Camille Bacon-Smith review. A contemporary fantasy novel by the Enterprising Women academic. Demons, Philadelphia, urban fantasy with serious knowledge of fan-fiction tradition.