Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 write by Fred Patten. This book was released on 2017-02-03. Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Furry fandom--an adult social group interested in anthropomorphic animals in art, literature and culture--has grown since the 1980s to include an estimated 50,000 "furries." Their largest annual convention drew more than 6,000 attendees in 2015, including 1,000 dressed in "fur suits" or mascot-type animal costumes. Conventions typically include awards, organizations, art, literature and movies, encompassing a wide range of creative pursuits beyond animal costuming. This study of the furry subculture presents a history of the oft-misunderstood group and lists all conventions around the world from 1989 through 2015, including organizers, guests of honor and donations to charity.
Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015
Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 write by Fred Patten. This book was released on 2017-01-17. Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Furry fandom--an adult social group interested in anthropomorphic animals in art, literature and culture--has grown since the 1980s to include an estimated 50,000 "furries." Their largest annual convention drew more than 6,000 attendees in 2015, including 1,000 dressed in "fur suits" or mascot-type animal costumes. Conventions typically include awards, organizations, art, literature and movies, encompassing a wide range of creative pursuits beyond animal costuming. This study of the furry subculture presents a history of the oft-misunderstood group and lists all conventions around the world from 1989 through 2015, including organizers, guests of honor and donations to charity.
Furry Nation
Furry Nation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Furry Nation write by Joe Strike. This book was released on 2017-10-03. Furry Nation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Winner of the 2017 Ursa Major Award for Best Non-Fiction Work! Furry fandom is a recent phenomenon, but anthropomorphism is an instinct hard-wired into the human mind: the desire to see animals on a more equal footing with people. It’s existed since the beginning of time in prehistoric cave paintings, ancient gods and tribal rituals. It lives on today—not just in the sports mascots and cartoon characters we see everywhere, but in stage plays, art galleries, serious literature, performance art—and among furry fans who bring their make-believe characters to life digitally, on paper, or in the carefully crafted fursuits they wear to become the animals of their imagination. In Furry Nation, author Joe Strike shares the very human story of the people who created furry fandom, the many forms it takes—from the joyfully public to the deeply personal— and how Furry transformed his own life.
Furry Tales
Furry Tales - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Furry Tales write by Fred Patten. This book was released on 2019-09-12. Furry Tales available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tales featuring anthropomorphic animals have been around as long as there have been storytellers to spin them, from Aesop's Fables to Reynard the Fox to Alice in Wonderland. The genre really took off following the explosion of furry fandom in the 21st century, with talking animals featuring in everything from science fiction to fantasy to LGBTQ coming-out stories. In his lifetime, Fred Patten (1940-2018)--one of the founders of furry fandom and a scholar of anthropomorphic animal literature--authored hundreds of book reviews that comprise a comprehensive critical survey of the genre. This selected compilation provides an overview from 1784 through the 2010s, covering such popular novels as Watership Down and Redwall, along with forgotten gems like The Stray Lamb and Where the Blue Begins, and science fiction works like Sundiver and Decision at Doona.
Furries Among Us
Furries Among Us - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Furries Among Us write by Thurston Howl. This book was released on 2015-07-01. Furries Among Us available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Are they human, or are they beast? Over the past several decades, the world has seen a new phenomenon on the rise, a group of people identifying as "furries." They have appeared in the news and popular TV shows as adults wearing fursuits and participating in sex parties, but what are they really? This collection of essays on the furry fandom reveals furries through their own eyes, with bestselling novelist Kyell Gold, award-winning artist Rukis, the International Anthropomorphic Research Project, and so many more, covering topics from anthropomorphic art to fursuiting to conventions and the psychology behind furries. Some of the essays are comical and playful, while others are serious and academic. On one paw, this is a work for non-furries to get a glimpse into the anthropomorphic world. On the other, this is a chance for furries to hear from many of their favorite furries celebrities.
