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
