filksinging

English

Etymology

Compound of filk +‎ singing.

Noun

filksinging (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) The act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc.").
   • 1992, Henry Jenkins, “"Strangers No More, We Sing": Filk Music, Folk Culture, and the Fan Community”, in Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture, New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 255–256:

     A closer examination of one specific evening of filksinging (the Friday night session of Philcon 1989) will allow a more concrete discussion of how a conception of cultural inclusion and social integration has been structured into the filking process.

Related terms

• filksing

 

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “filksinging, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.