Registration Information for Joss in June

To register to attend Joss in June, please click on the link and go to the "fillable" registration form. 

PLEASE NOTE: You'll need to click on the "file" button on the top left to download the form, which will allow you to fill in the blank spaces for us.

Fill out the form so we know a little bit about you, then print out the completed form and send it to us, along with your registration fee. (You'll see details on the form.) We need to hear from you by April 1, 2013 and we look forward to seeing you here in Shelby, North Carolina for the first Joss in June conference!

"Fillable" Registration Form

Call for Proposals for Joss in June

Joss In June is a one-day multidisciplinary conference focusing on the works of Joss Whedon, including: Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, comics (Buffy Seasons 8 & 9, Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, Fray, Sugarshock), as well as Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, and Much Ado about Nothing.

The conference will be held at the LeGrand Conference Center at Cleveland Community College in Shelby, North Carolina, USA on June 29, 2013.

We especially encourage presentations on:

- Recent film work such as Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, & Much Ado

- Socioeconomic class

- Gender & sexuality

- Race & ethnicity

- Teaching Joss Whedon’s work

- Particular directors and/or writers such as Jane Espenson, David Greenwalt, Tim Minear, Marti Noxon, etc.

- Dollhouse

- Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

- Genre transformations: Buffy and Angel’s continuations and transformations into comics or - Firefly’s transformation into Serenity, etc.

- Whedon’s work on comics such as Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, Fray

- The construction of place and space

- Music in Whedon’s works

However, all Whedonverse topics will be considered. Please be sure to check out the essays published in Slayage: The Journal of the Whedon Studies Assoc. (located at http://slayageonline. com/) as well as the multiple publications on Whedon’s work prior to submitting. Familiarity with the field is expected.

Deadline for proposal submissions: January 1, 2013 the deadline has been extended until 15 February 2013!!!. Earlier proposals are welcomed and will be responded to with all due haste. 

The registration deadline is April 1, 2013. All participants must register by that date and pay the $40 conference fee or they will not be permitted to present or appear in the program. And why not bring a friend – propose an entire panel!

Please send (preferably electronic) queries, 250 word paper proposals and 500 word panel proposals to BOTH Dale Guffey (guffeyd@clevelandcc.edu) AND Ensley F. Guffey (ensleyguffey@gmail.com). Papers will be limited to a maximum presentation time of 20 minutes.

Proposals should 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 papers or panel proposals

- Current curriculum vitae

Click here for a printable PDF flyer version of this CFP.