30 November – 1 December 2017, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Matt Hills, University of Huddersfield
We are pleased to announce a CFP for the first Fan Studies Network Australasia conference to be held at the University of Wollongong, Australia from 30 November – 1 December 2017, hosted by the Research Centre for Culture, Texts and Creative Industries (CTC). As research and interest on fandom gather momentum in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia at large, the Fan Studies Network is very keen to foster new connections and resources. This inaugural conference for scholars based in the region is the first step in establishing an Australasian branch of the FSN.
We invite abstracts of no more than 300 words for individual 20 minute papers that address any aspect of fandom or fan studies. We also welcome submissions for pre-constituted panels (for 3-4 speakers/papers). We encourage all of those engaged in fan studies as well as those existing members of the network to submit proposals for presentations on, but not limited to, the following possible topics:
– Fandom in Asia, Australia and/or New Zealand
– Non-Western fan cultures
– Producer-audience interactions
– Activism and fandom
– Ethics in fan studies
– Defining fandom
– Anti-Fandom and Non-Fandom
– Fan use of social media platforms
– Fandom (and) controversies
– The future of fan studies
Please send any inquiries and/or abstracts to fsnaustralasia@gmail.com by 25th August 2017.
Conference organisers: Dr. Bertha Chin, Dr. Renee Middlemost, Prof. Sue Turnbull, Dr. Ika Willis
W: https://fanstudies.org/ |FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fanstudies/
T: @FSNAusAsia (hashtag #FSNA2017) DL: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/fanstudies
About the Fan Studies Network:
Since March 2012, the Fan Studies Network has provided a friendly space with which scholars from all disciplines who are interested in fans and fan culture can connect, share resources, and develop their research ideas. In June 2017, the network held its fifth annual conference at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Each year has seen the network grow exponentially, as the mailing list and conference attract more scholars interested in fan studies from all over the world.
