Slayage/Whedonverse at SW/TX PCA/ACA next Feb in Albuquerque; abstracts due Nov 15
Wow, it could be a very fannish year:
SW/TX PCA/ACA: Science Fiction and Fantasy Area Special CFP: Joss Whedon (11/15/08; 2/24-28/2009)
The 30th Annual Meeting of the SW/TX PCA/ACA, February 24-28, 2009, Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
This is a special CFP on the works of Joss Whedon, including: Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog, comics (Buffy season 8, Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, Spike, Angel, Fray), Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Serenity and Dollhouse.
We especially encourage presentations on:
* Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog, including fan and viewing dynamics * Buffy's transformation into comics (Buffy season 8) * Whedon's work on Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, Fray, or Tales of the Vampires/Tales of the Slayers * The construction of place * Socioeconomic class * Sexuality * Race * Firefly's transformation into Serenity * Teaching Joss Whedon's work
All Whedonverse topics will be considered. Please be sure to check out the essays published in Slayage: the Online Journal of Buffy Studies as well as the multiple publications on Whedon's work prior to submitting. Some familiarity with the field is expected.
Deadline for proposal submissions: November 15, 2008. The registration deadline is December 31, 2007. All participants must register by that date or will not be permitted to present or appear in the program.
Please send (preferably electronic) queries, 250 word paper proposals, and 500 word panel proposals to Alyson Buckman (abuckman@csus.edu) AND Tamy Burnett (tburnett2@unlnotes.unl.edu). Include full contact info (name, institutional affiliation if any, snail mail address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail) for all participants, working titles for proposals, as well as current curriculum vitae.
Snail mail contact info: Alyson Buckman, PhD Department of Humanities and Religious Studies 6000 J St. California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95819-6083 916 278-5335
Tamy Burnett Department of English 202 Andrews Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0333 (402) 472-0791
For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association: http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/ index.html <http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/> .
Whedonverse proposals should be submitted solely to the addresses above (abuckman@csus.edu <mailto:abuckman@csus.edu> AND tburnett2@unlnotes.unl.edu <mailto:tburnett2@unlnotes.> ). Other Science Fiction and Fantasy proposals should go to Ximena Gallardo: ximena_gallardo_c@yahoo.com
Register early for discounted cost (by 11/30/08) and to reserve space at the conference hotel as discounted rooms fill quickly.
More about the SF&F Area
The Area was founded in 1995 by Prof. Richard Tuerk of the Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University) and author of Oz in Perspective (McFarland, 2007). The Area is currently chaired by Ximena Gallardo C. of the City University of New York-LaGuardia and co-author of Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Continuum: 2004), Alyson Buckman of the California State University-Sacramento, Tamy Burnett of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Brian Cowlishaw of Northeastern State University, and C. Jason Smith of the City University of New York- LaGuardia. Though the co-chairs consult on submissions, Ximena is primarily responsible for the general organization of the conference panels, Alyson and Tamy coordinate the Whedonverse panels (Buffy, Firefly, Angel, and etc.), Brian reviews and organizes the literature panels, and Jason coordinates special panels on current "hot" topics or whatever else he is obsessed with this year.
With an average of 70+ presenters annually, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area of the Southwest and Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association is one of the most dynamic and well attended areas at the conference. Numerous book and article publications have originated from our panels.