Popular Culture Association: Fan Culture and Theory Area
Deadline: October 1, 2018
Contact email: klarsen@gwu.eduNOTE - This CFP is applicable to TV shows and movies with any sort of fanbase, such as
Hannibal to
Supernatural.
Proposals for both panels and individual papers are now being accepted for all aspects of Fan Culture and Theory, including, but not limited to, the following areas:
Fan Fiction
Fan/Creator interactions
Race, Gender and Sexuality in Fandom
Music Fandom
Reality Television Fandom
Social Media and Fandom
Individual Fan Communities
Fans as critics
Fan videos and films
Fan crafts
Fan pilgrimages
Comics fandom
Ethics and responsibilities of academics working within fan studies
Global fan practices
Please submit abstracts of 100-250 words with relevant audio/visual requests online. Panel proposals should include one abstract of 200 words describing the panel, accompanied by the abstracts (100 – 250 words) of the individual papers that comprise the panel.
Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals.
If you are unsure whether your proposal fits in this area, please contact
klarsen@gwu.edu
