The "Riders of Rohan Phenomenon"
Oct. 18th, 2019 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wallace_trustI'd like to slow down enough here to provide another terrific link given me recently by filkferengi . This article "gets" so much of why certain moments in certain fandoms move us so greatly. If anything, it's too short. I'd like to see it expanded.
filkferengi . This article "gets" so much of why certain moments in certain fandoms move us so greatly. If anything, it's too short. I'd like to see it expanded.https://www.tor.com/2019/10/08/getting-to-the-heart-of-sffs-most-tear-inducing-moments-the-riders-of-rohan-phenomenon/
The author is studying a certain potent effect she calls the "Riders of Rohan" phenomenon, but toward the end of the article she mentions something related which has always fascinated me-- the niche which sci fi and fantasy both provide to those who are 'other,' and the queer community in particular. I could go on and on about this, but I'll just say for now that for me, it's not only that 'someone showed up,' it's 'someone showed up who understands.' :)