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October 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs Publishes Tarzan of the Apes, Invents the Franchise
Manage episode 445253022 series 3560097
*insert Tarzan yell here* This week, Emily and V explore a totally new-to-them fandom thanks to requester pandaimitator: Tarzan of the Apes. And frankly, it's crazy that we haven't heard about everything this old-timey fandom created that we still use and do today. Fan clubs! Conventions! Fan campaigns! Fanfiction! The Pizza Hut Book-It model of consumerism! The concept of the franchise itself! While the source material does not stand up to modern sensibilities — at all, and we're not defending it; it's super racist — the actions of the early fandom, and of Edgar Rice Burroughs' author-incorporation, are totally worth talking about in the scope of fandom history. We would be a different place without them.
Sources
Tarzan Forever by John Taliaferro
Tarzan: Jungle King of Popular Culture by David Lemmo
This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history!- Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistory
- You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistory.
- If you have a fannish company, event, or service and would like to sponsor or partner with TWIFH, please contact us via the Tumblr link above.
- Please remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!
102 episodi
Manage episode 445253022 series 3560097
*insert Tarzan yell here* This week, Emily and V explore a totally new-to-them fandom thanks to requester pandaimitator: Tarzan of the Apes. And frankly, it's crazy that we haven't heard about everything this old-timey fandom created that we still use and do today. Fan clubs! Conventions! Fan campaigns! Fanfiction! The Pizza Hut Book-It model of consumerism! The concept of the franchise itself! While the source material does not stand up to modern sensibilities — at all, and we're not defending it; it's super racist — the actions of the early fandom, and of Edgar Rice Burroughs' author-incorporation, are totally worth talking about in the scope of fandom history. We would be a different place without them.
Sources
Tarzan Forever by John Taliaferro
Tarzan: Jungle King of Popular Culture by David Lemmo
This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history!- Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistory
- You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistory.
- If you have a fannish company, event, or service and would like to sponsor or partner with TWIFH, please contact us via the Tumblr link above.
- Please remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!
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