CFP: Fan Art, Fiction, and Culture (11/30/06; ICFA, 3/14/07 –
3/17/07)
Participants are being sought for paper sessions on Fan Art,
Fiction, and Culture for the 28th Annual International Conference on the
Fantastic in the Arts.
The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the fantastic,
and while papers relating to this theme are encouraged, proposals on any topics
are welcome. The conference will be
held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more
information and updates about the conference, please visit www.iafa.org.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
Comparative studies of fan fiction writers and communities
Slash, het, or gen fiction
Interactions between writers and fandoms.
Fan fiction genres (e.g., hurt-comfort, BDSM, MPREG, incest, etc)
Relationships between writers and their controlling narratives
Real-person fictions (i.e., actor versus character fictions)
Tensions between fanon and canon
Selling fannish creations
Photo manipulation and “vidding”
The role of the Internet in building fan communities and shaping
fannish interactions
Fan and media convention culture
Representations of self/identity in fandom
Fandom-specific language, how communication evolves for and out of
the community
Filking
Costuming and cosplay
Fan art
Any fandoms based on fantasy or science fiction, or horror
television, film, comics, gaming, anime, and manga are welcome.
If you are interesting in submitting a paper, proposals should
include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography indicating the
project's scholarly or theoretical context.
Be sure to include current/working contact information (snailmail AND
email addresses). Also note whether
your presentation would require audio-visual equipment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Barbara Lucas, Division Head
Community and Culture in the Fantastic Division
VIS
31225 Bainbridge Road, Suite M
Solon, OH 44139
The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2006. However, proposals will be reviewed and
accepted as they are received.
You can review all conference information at the IAFA website:
www.iafa.org. Bookmark the site to keep checking back for updates. For information and updates specific to the
Community and Culture Division, visit
http://community.livejournal.com/ccfantastic/.
Please feel free to forward this call to other listservs and
individuals who might be interested.
CFP: Gaming Theory and Culture (11/30/06; ICFA, 3/14/07 – 3/17/07)
Participants are being sought for paper sessions on Video Game
Theory and Culture for the 28th Annual International Conference on the
Fantastic in the Arts.
The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the fantastic,
and while papers relating to this theme are encouraged, proposals on any topics
are welcome. The conference will be
held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more
information and updates about the conference, please visit www.iafa.org.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following
topics:
Virtual environments and bodies
Gaming communities
Avatars
Performance
Role-playing
Narrative structure and strategy
Online gaming
The economics of gaming
Game-specific language, how communication evolves for and out of
the medium
Immersion
Gaming psychology
Differences in gamer engagement with game based on medium (e.g.,
table top, visual online, textual online, etc.)
Games and learning
Game genres and series
Representations of self/identity in online games, MUSHes, etc.
Gender and sexuality in games/gaming
Any games based on fantasy or science fiction, or horror premises,
including media tie-ins, for any electronic platform as well as online games
(even ones that are mostly text based, e.g., MUSHes, etc.).
If you are interesting in submitting a paper, proposals should
include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography indicating the
project's scholarly or theoretical context.
Be sure to include current/working contact information (snailmail AND
email addresses). Also note whether
your presentation would require audio-visual equipment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Barbara Lucas, Division Head
Community and Culture in the Fantastic Division
VIS
31225 Bainbridge Road, Suite M
Solon, OH 44139
The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2006. However, proposals will be reviewed and
accepted as they are received.
You can review all conference information at the IAFA website:
www.iafa.org. Bookmark the site to keep checking back for updates. For information and updates specific to the
Community and Culture Division, visit
http://community.livejournal.com/ccfantastic/.
Please feel free to forward this call to other listservs and
individuals who might be interested.
CFP: Buying and Selling Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
(11/30/06; ICFA, 3/14/07 – 3/17/07)
Participants are being sought for paper sessions on Buying and
Selling Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror for the 28th Annual International
Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts.
The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the fantastic,
and while papers relating to this theme are encouraged, proposals on any topics
are welcome. The conference will be
held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more
information and updates about the conference, please visit www.iafa.org.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following
topics:
Viral Marketing Campaigns
Alternate Reality Games (ARG’s).
Specific marketing campaigns for movies, books, television series,
video games
Interaction between corporate entities and communities of
consumers
Barter/trading systems versus cash exchange economies
Collecting and memorabilia
Collectible card gaming
If you are interesting in submitting a paper, proposals should
include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography indicating the
project's scholarly or theoretical context.
Be sure to include current/working contact information (snailmail AND
email addresses). Also note whether
your presentation would require audio-visual equipment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Barbara Lucas, Division Head
Community and Culture in the Fantastic Division
VIS
31225 Bainbridge Road, Suite M
Solon, OH 44139
The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2006. However, proposals will be reviewed and
accepted as they are received.
You can review all conference information at the IAFA website:
www.iafa.org. Bookmark the site to keep checking back for updates. For information and updates specific to the
Community and Culture Division, visit
http://community.livejournal.com/ccfantastic/.
Please feel free to forward this call to other listservs and
individuals who might be interested.
CFP: Sociology and Folklore in the Fantastic (11/30/06; ICFA,
3/14/07 – 3/17/07)
Participants are being sought for paper sessions on Sociology and
Folklore in the Fantastic for the 28th Annual International Conference on the
Fantastic in the Arts.
The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the fantastic,
and while papers relating to this theme are encouraged, proposals on any topics
are welcome. The conference will be
held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more
information and updates about the conference, please visit www.iafa.org.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following
topics:
How audiences/communities construct their own folklore, legends,
and urban legends
Archiving and transmission of community folklore and legend
How folklore, myth, and legend impact individual and group
expressions of identity
Linguistic and philosophical elements of folklore, myth, and urban
legend and how these impact audience interaction with the texts
How fantastical personae impact the expression and definition of
personal identity
Media representations of fantastical communities
If you are interesting in submitting a paper, proposals should
include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography indicating the
project's scholarly or theoretical context.
Be sure to include current/working contact information (snailmail AND
email addresses). Also note whether
your presentation would require audio-visual equipment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Barbara Lucas, Division Head
Community and Culture in the Fantastic Division
VIS
31225 Bainbridge Road, Suite M
Solon, OH 44139
The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2006. However, proposals will be reviewed and
accepted as they are received.
You can review all conference information at the IAFA website:
www.iafa.org. Bookmark the site to keep checking back for updates. For information and updates specific to the
Community and Culture Division, visit
http://community.livejournal.com/ccfantastic/.
Please feel free to forward this call to other listservs and
individuals who might be interested.
CFP: Hypertexts, New Media, and Convergence in the Fantastic
(11/30/06; ICFA, 3/14/07 – 3/17/07)
Participants are being sought for paper sessions on Hypertexts,
New Media, and Convergence in the Fantastic for the 28th Annual International
Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts.
The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the fantastic,
and while papers relating to this theme are encouraged, proposals on any topics
are welcome. The conference will be
held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more
information and updates about the conference, please visit www.iafa.org.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following
topics:
The fantastic in blogs, LiveJournal, JournalFen, YouTube,
PodCasting
Ebooks and magazines
Hypertexts
Cross-media storytelling (e.g., The Matrix films relying on video
games and anime to add narrative layers/detail to the work as a whole)
Non-traditional means of publicity (e.g, Internet-only trailers,
writers’ blogs, etc.)
The role of “fictional” blogs and websites (corporate-run behind
the scenes)
If you are interesting in submitting a paper, proposals should
include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography indicating the
project's scholarly or theoretical context.
Be sure to include current/working contact information (snailmail AND
email addresses). Also note whether
your presentation would require audio-visual equipment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Barbara Lucas, Division Head
Community and Culture in the Fantastic Division
VIS
31225 Bainbridge Road, Suite M
Solon, OH 44139
The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2006. However, proposals will be reviewed and
accepted as they are received.
You can review all conference information at the IAFA website:
www.iafa.org. Bookmark the site to keep checking back for updates. For information and updates specific to the
Community and Culture Division, visit http://community.livejournal.com/ccfantastic/.
Please feel free to forward this call to other listservs and individuals who might be interested.