Fandom and Neomedia Studies

FANS 5 Conference Schedule

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Fifth Annual Fandom & Neomedia Studies Association Conference Program

 

Ladies, Gentlemen, and Otherwise, it is our pleasure to present the FANS 5 Conference Schedule. You can download the brief version here or the full program with abstracts here.

Thursday, 8 June

7:00pm – 9:00pm: Movies and Discussion

Suddenly Plunged into Another World: The Vision of Escaflowne, Magic Knight Rayearth, & Elementalors, Christopher Carson, FANS Cinema Archivist

 

Friday, 9 June

8:00am –5:00pm: Conference Registration

 

Saturday, 10 June

8:00am: Conference Room Doors Open, Conference Registration Opens

9:15am: Opening Remarks, J. Holder Bennett, FANS Chair

9:30am: Fandom Conventions: A Sociological Theoretical Perspective, Dr. Ronald Lorenzo, Prairie View A & M University

10:00am: Fan Fiction as a Digital Descendant of Transformative Literature, Elizabeth Jendrzey, Texas Women’s University

10:30am: Fans Love It a Latte: The Rise and Participatory Nature of Coffee Shop AUs, Katharine McCain, Ohio State University

11:00am: The Flash and His Fantastic Fear of Ferocious Fans, Kyle Hammonds & Garrett Hammonds, University of North Texas

11:30am: The Proteus Effect in Cosplay, Connor Leshner, Arizona State University

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch Break

1:00pm: Keynote: Anime Genre Preferences and Associations with Anime Fans’ Paranormal Beliefs and Sexism, Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce

2:00pm: The Social Character of Contemporary Board Game Culture, Dr. Ronald Lorenzo, Prairie View A & M University

2:30pm: The Age of Bullet-Curtain: The Semio-Cybernetics of “Densely Contexted” Digital Texts, Dr. Jason Qian Chen, TKWW Media Group, Hong Kong

3:00pm: Afternoon Break

3:30pm: State of Fandom in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jonathan Tarbox, Lecturer, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia

4:00pm: Linguistic Gendering of Non-Traditional Female Characters in Japanese Translations of American Superhero Movies, Stefanie Thomas, Ohio State University

4:30pm: Seeing with Shinigami Eyes: Death Note as a Case Study in Narrative, Naming, and Control, Kyle Hammonds & Garrett Hammonds, University of North Texas

5:00pm: History of Cosplay, Helen McCarthy

5:30pm: Registration Closes, End of Day

 

Sunday, 11 June

9:00am: Conference Room Doors Open, Conference Registration Opens

9:30am: Work-Life Balance of Women Professionals in Media Industry in India, Dr. Jayanthi Ramadorai, Acharya Bangalore B School

10:00am: The Alice Archetype in Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Joshua Jordan, North Forney High School

10:30am: Mystic Messenger and the Future of Parasocial Romance, Kim Khanh Tran, York University, Canada

11:00am: Closing Remarks & “How Did We Do?”, Andrew Tague, FANS Vice Chair Pro Tem

12:00pm: Registration Closes, End of Day

 

FANS Committee and Editors of The Phoenix Papers:

J. Holder Bennett, Odessa College, Chair and Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Michael Vandehey, Midwestern State University, Vice Chair

Andrew Tague, Texas A & M University at Commerce, Vice Chair Pro Tem & Graduate Student Liaison

Dr. Darren-Jon Ashmore, Yamanashi Gakuin University

Jonathan Davis, Entrepreneur

Dr. Marc Hairston, University of Texas at Dallas

Helen McCarthy, Founder Manga UK

Jonathan Tarbox, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia

Karson Bryant, Collin College, Undergraduate Student Liaison

 

The FANS Committee would like to thank A-Kon and Phoenix Entertainment for their continued support.

 

 

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