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Dragon*Con Schedule, And a Request
Aug. 25th, 2012 12:43 amWarning: This is a long one.
Friends. Nerds. Countrypersons: Lend me your pocket computers. The Dragon*Con 2012 Mobile Schedule (Android Version; iPhone Version) allows you to personalize your weekend schedule based on which evenets you want to be attending. Once you click each event, you can see its details, before deciding whether you actually care. Two of the options in the details for a given event are links providing you the ability to Rate the Event, and make notes on what you saw, there.
This is where the favour comes in: IF you are coming to Dragon*Con, AND you are Attening Academics Track Events, THEN you should Rate Those Events You Attend.
If you want it in symbolic logic form, it looks like this: (D • A)⊃ R
To that end, here are the panels which we at the Comics and Popular Arts Academic Conference have put together, this year. They all sound pretty fantastic to me. Especially those last two ;)
Friday
COMICS TRACK- The Superhero As The Other - 11:30 am (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: What insights into diversity, marginalization, & suppression can we find in superhero comics?
Daniel Amrhein: “A Superhero Census: Sex, Race, and Sexual Orientation in the X-Men, Avengers, and Justice League”
SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LIT TRACK- Fandom and Feminism - 1pm (Hyatt - Greenbriar)
DESCRIPTION: How are women and feminism received and presented in sci fi/fantasy narratives and fandoms?
PRESENTATIONS: Tracie Mahaffey: “Damaged Goods: A Feminist Analysis of the Strong Woman Archetype in Science Fiction and Fantasy”
Alex Johnson - “Tits or GtFO: A Brief Analysis of Misogyny in Geek Culture and its Related Communities”
Johnathan Flowers: ‘Katniss Everdeen as Feminist Icon: an Analysis’
COMICS TRACK- Gender, Power, and the Superhero Self - 08:30 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: How superhero comics present conceptions of masculinity & femininity, in terms of power, transition, & coming-of-age.
PRESENTATIONS: Mirielle Smith: ‘Men in Masks: Traditional Masculinity and Violations Thereof in Watchmen’
Theresa Fine: Transformations and Transitions: The Superhero Trope in Coming-of-Age Graphic Novels
Saturday
ANIME/MANGA TRACK - History and Philosophy in Full Metal Alchemist - 10am (Hyatt - Courtland)
DESCRIPTION: The history and philosophy of alchemy and the infamous Philosopher’s Stone in the context of Full Metal Alchemist.
PRESENTATIONS: Clancy Smith: “Full Metal Alchemist: The Philosophy Behind the Philosopher's Stone”
ANIME/MANGA TRACK - Miyazaki, Gender, and Joseph Campbell on the Heroic Quest - 5:30pm (Hyatt - Courtland)
DESCRIPTION: Hayao Miyazaki re-visions Joseph Campbell’s universal myth of the (exclusively) male hero, expanding it to feature girls and young women.
PRESENTATIONS: Deborah Scally, "Chihiro's Journey: Miyazaki's Re-visioning of the Heroic Quest
COMICS TRACK - Comics, Critical Thinking, and the Canon - 07:00 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Presenters discuss the pedagogical possibilities which arise as comics are increasingly employed in the college classroom.
PRESENTATIONS: Nakia Pope and Leslie Bickford
COMMENTATOR: Theresa Fine
COMICS TRACK - Philosophers, Warriors, and Sages - 08:30 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Presenters analyze the expression and embodiment of philosophical and religious principles by heroic characters.
PRESENTATIONS: Ross Hardy: “Enlightened Superheroics: The Hobbesian Superman and the Kantian Batman”
Johnathan Flowers: “Teeth and Claws of the Alliance: The Operative as Buddhist Warrior in Joss Whedon's Serenity”
SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LIT TRACK- Moths, Metafiction, and Mieville - 8:30pm (Hyatt - Fairlie)
DESCRIPTION: Panel explores China Mieville’s depictions of contagious disorder and the creative process in Perdido Street Station.
PRESENTATONS: Tracey Berry- "Fantasy Remade: Metafiction and Creative Process in Perdido Street Station"
Sabrina Starnaman- "Slake Moths and Contagion Narrative in Perdido Street Station"
Moderator: Carl Sachs
Sunday
APOCALYPSE RISING- The Walking Dead: From the Page to the Screen (Fans meet Scholars Roundtable Discussion) - 11:30am (Westin - Vinings 1-2)
BRIT TRACK- Theorizing the Doctor: Then And Again - 1:00pm (Sheraton - Macon)
DESCRIPTION: The evolution of Doctor Who will be explored in social, ethical, and technological perspectives.
PRESENTATIONS: Rob Levy: “Classic Doctor Who: Season 5 & Shaping the Future”
Clara Nisley: 'The Moral Dilemma in Doctor Who's "The Girl Who Waited"'
Hannah Markley: ‘Doctor Who, Terrorism, and Trauma as Futurity’
TREK TRACK - Prospects for Human/Tech Interfaces: Is Geordi's VISOR realizable? - 2:30pm (Sheraton - Athens)
DESCRIPTION: Geordi LaForge's VISOR is a vision for sensory replacement and enhancement. How does it measure up against current neuroscience? Katherine Bryant
PRESENTATIONS: Katherine Bryant: “Visual/technological interfaces: Is Geordi's VISOR realizable?”
COMICS TRACK - The Status of Women in Mainstream Comics - 07:00 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Roundtable discussion of the status of women creators and the representations of women in mainstream comics, historical and contemporary.
PANELISTS: Matthew J. Brown, April Murphy, & others TBD
COMICS TRACK- Documentary: Black Masculinity and Comics - Sun 08:30 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Jonathan Gayles Ph.D (Georgia State Univ.) screens his film “White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books.” Q&A w/ filmmaker.
DETAILS: Jonathan Gayles Ph.D is Associate Professor of African-American Studies at Georgia State University. WHITE SCRIPTS AND BLACK SUPERMEN: BLACK MASCULINITIES IN COMIC BOOKS is a documentary film examining the representation of Black masculinity in comic books. It was independently produced by Prof. Gayles. http://blacksuperherodoc.com/ 52 minutes running time.
MODERATOR: Damien Patrick Williams
Monday
SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LIT TRACK- Dynamic Identities: Characters as Moving Targets - 10am (Hyatt - Fairlie)
DESCRIPTION: Characters & archetypes from Hamlet to the works of Miéville may have inconsistent identities due to changes in audience, author, or plot mechanisms.
PRESENTATIONS: Damien Patrick Williams: “In the In-Between: An Examination of Magic, Perception, and Interstitiality in the Works of China Miéville"
Casey Cothran and Robert Prickett: '"Why am I not dead?": The Dystopian Heroine's Happy(?) Ending'
Philip Griffith with Becka LaPlant: “Batman vs. Hamlet: The Fight for Personal Identity in the Comics Medium”
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So there we are. Tell your friends. Attend. Enjoy. Rate. Repeat.
Danke.
Friends. Nerds. Countrypersons: Lend me your pocket computers. The Dragon*Con 2012 Mobile Schedule (Android Version; iPhone Version) allows you to personalize your weekend schedule based on which evenets you want to be attending. Once you click each event, you can see its details, before deciding whether you actually care. Two of the options in the details for a given event are links providing you the ability to Rate the Event, and make notes on what you saw, there.
This is where the favour comes in: IF you are coming to Dragon*Con, AND you are Attening Academics Track Events, THEN you should Rate Those Events You Attend.
If you want it in symbolic logic form, it looks like this: (D • A)⊃ R
To that end, here are the panels which we at the Comics and Popular Arts Academic Conference have put together, this year. They all sound pretty fantastic to me. Especially those last two ;)
Friday
COMICS TRACK- The Superhero As The Other - 11:30 am (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: What insights into diversity, marginalization, & suppression can we find in superhero comics?
Daniel Amrhein: “A Superhero Census: Sex, Race, and Sexual Orientation in the X-Men, Avengers, and Justice League”
SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LIT TRACK- Fandom and Feminism - 1pm (Hyatt - Greenbriar)
DESCRIPTION: How are women and feminism received and presented in sci fi/fantasy narratives and fandoms?
PRESENTATIONS: Tracie Mahaffey: “Damaged Goods: A Feminist Analysis of the Strong Woman Archetype in Science Fiction and Fantasy”
Alex Johnson - “Tits or GtFO: A Brief Analysis of Misogyny in Geek Culture and its Related Communities”
Johnathan Flowers: ‘Katniss Everdeen as Feminist Icon: an Analysis’
COMICS TRACK- Gender, Power, and the Superhero Self - 08:30 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: How superhero comics present conceptions of masculinity & femininity, in terms of power, transition, & coming-of-age.
PRESENTATIONS: Mirielle Smith: ‘Men in Masks: Traditional Masculinity and Violations Thereof in Watchmen’
Theresa Fine: Transformations and Transitions: The Superhero Trope in Coming-of-Age Graphic Novels
Saturday
ANIME/MANGA TRACK - History and Philosophy in Full Metal Alchemist - 10am (Hyatt - Courtland)
DESCRIPTION: The history and philosophy of alchemy and the infamous Philosopher’s Stone in the context of Full Metal Alchemist.
PRESENTATIONS: Clancy Smith: “Full Metal Alchemist: The Philosophy Behind the Philosopher's Stone”
ANIME/MANGA TRACK - Miyazaki, Gender, and Joseph Campbell on the Heroic Quest - 5:30pm (Hyatt - Courtland)
DESCRIPTION: Hayao Miyazaki re-visions Joseph Campbell’s universal myth of the (exclusively) male hero, expanding it to feature girls and young women.
PRESENTATIONS: Deborah Scally, "Chihiro's Journey: Miyazaki's Re-visioning of the Heroic Quest
COMICS TRACK - Comics, Critical Thinking, and the Canon - 07:00 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Presenters discuss the pedagogical possibilities which arise as comics are increasingly employed in the college classroom.
PRESENTATIONS: Nakia Pope and Leslie Bickford
COMMENTATOR: Theresa Fine
COMICS TRACK - Philosophers, Warriors, and Sages - 08:30 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Presenters analyze the expression and embodiment of philosophical and religious principles by heroic characters.
PRESENTATIONS: Ross Hardy: “Enlightened Superheroics: The Hobbesian Superman and the Kantian Batman”
Johnathan Flowers: “Teeth and Claws of the Alliance: The Operative as Buddhist Warrior in Joss Whedon's Serenity”
SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LIT TRACK- Moths, Metafiction, and Mieville - 8:30pm (Hyatt - Fairlie)
DESCRIPTION: Panel explores China Mieville’s depictions of contagious disorder and the creative process in Perdido Street Station.
PRESENTATONS: Tracey Berry- "Fantasy Remade: Metafiction and Creative Process in Perdido Street Station"
Sabrina Starnaman- "Slake Moths and Contagion Narrative in Perdido Street Station"
Moderator: Carl Sachs
Sunday
APOCALYPSE RISING- The Walking Dead: From the Page to the Screen (Fans meet Scholars Roundtable Discussion) - 11:30am (Westin - Vinings 1-2)
BRIT TRACK- Theorizing the Doctor: Then And Again - 1:00pm (Sheraton - Macon)
DESCRIPTION: The evolution of Doctor Who will be explored in social, ethical, and technological perspectives.
PRESENTATIONS: Rob Levy: “Classic Doctor Who: Season 5 & Shaping the Future”
Clara Nisley: 'The Moral Dilemma in Doctor Who's "The Girl Who Waited"'
Hannah Markley: ‘Doctor Who, Terrorism, and Trauma as Futurity’
TREK TRACK - Prospects for Human/Tech Interfaces: Is Geordi's VISOR realizable? - 2:30pm (Sheraton - Athens)
DESCRIPTION: Geordi LaForge's VISOR is a vision for sensory replacement and enhancement. How does it measure up against current neuroscience? Katherine Bryant
PRESENTATIONS: Katherine Bryant: “Visual/technological interfaces: Is Geordi's VISOR realizable?”
COMICS TRACK - The Status of Women in Mainstream Comics - 07:00 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Roundtable discussion of the status of women creators and the representations of women in mainstream comics, historical and contemporary.
PANELISTS: Matthew J. Brown, April Murphy, & others TBD
COMICS TRACK- Documentary: Black Masculinity and Comics - Sun 08:30 pm (Hyatt - Hannover F)
DESCRIPTION: Jonathan Gayles Ph.D (Georgia State Univ.) screens his film “White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books.” Q&A w/ filmmaker.
DETAILS: Jonathan Gayles Ph.D is Associate Professor of African-American Studies at Georgia State University. WHITE SCRIPTS AND BLACK SUPERMEN: BLACK MASCULINITIES IN COMIC BOOKS is a documentary film examining the representation of Black masculinity in comic books. It was independently produced by Prof. Gayles. http://blacksuperherodoc.com/ 52 minutes running time.
MODERATOR: Damien Patrick Williams
Monday
SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LIT TRACK- Dynamic Identities: Characters as Moving Targets - 10am (Hyatt - Fairlie)
DESCRIPTION: Characters & archetypes from Hamlet to the works of Miéville may have inconsistent identities due to changes in audience, author, or plot mechanisms.
PRESENTATIONS: Damien Patrick Williams: “In the In-Between: An Examination of Magic, Perception, and Interstitiality in the Works of China Miéville"
Casey Cothran and Robert Prickett: '"Why am I not dead?": The Dystopian Heroine's Happy(?) Ending'
Philip Griffith with Becka LaPlant: “Batman vs. Hamlet: The Fight for Personal Identity in the Comics Medium”
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So there we are. Tell your friends. Attend. Enjoy. Rate. Repeat.
Danke.
