The Fan Studies Network

Call for Papers
Fan Studies Network North America Conference 2019

October 24 – 26, 2019

College of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

We are delighted to announce the second FSN North America Conference, which will take place October 24-26, 2019 at DePaul University in Chicago. Proposals are now being accepted on all aspects of fandom, including (but not limited to):

fandom and sports
fandom and music
media fandoms
theatrical fandom
anime and manga fandom
video game fandom
K-pop and K-drama fandom
celebrity fandoms
historical fandoms
literary fandoms
fandom and identity
anti-fandom and toxic fandom
fandoms and material culture
politics in/and fandom
fan studies methodologies
interdisciplinarity in/and fan studies
transnational/transcultural fan studies
fandom platforms and networks
representations of fans
We particularly encourage proposals that engage with race, sexuality, gender, ethnicity, class, age, disability, and other aspects of power and identity as they intersect with fan communities, practices, activities, and/or identities.

First-time attendees, fan-scholars and researchers at all stages of study are invited to submit proposals for:

Individual papers (500 words)
Pre-constituted panels (500 words for each paper, plus 250 word panel proposal, 3-4 participants)
Roundtables (500 words)
Workshops (500 words)
Speedgeeking (250 words; speedgeeking involves making a short ‘elevator pitch’ about an idea you’re working on to several groups of 5-7 people, who then give feedback. It’s been a popular part of FSN conferences in the UK, and we had a great time with it at our own first conference last year!)
In response to feedback following our inaugural conference, we are aiming to reduce the ‘silo effect’ in panels by both encouraging submissions of pre-constituted panels and requiring 3-5 keywords for individual paper proposals. We encourage you to think creatively about the different ways your paper(s) might intersect thematically with others.

Proposals are due no later than May 1, 2019, using the submission form HERE. For questions, please contact us at fsnna.conference@gmail.com. Information about our venue and lodging options is available on our website: http://fsn-northamerica.org

Keynote Speakers: Coming Soon!

Conference Organizers: Paul Booth, Lori Morimoto, Louisa Stein, Lesley Willard

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