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I'll be presenting a paper at the Pop Culture Association conference, and by jove, they've got a bunch of comics panels. Hopefully I'll be there to attend them, but if not, I'll try to snag some papers. Take a look through the program, and if there's anything that strikes your fancy, let me know and I'll try to grab it.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 17 February 2005 04:14 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes It Seems as Though Your Cup Moveth Over: Golf and Humor

Michael K. Schoenecke, Texas Tech University

Escanaba in Da Moonlight: Deer Hunting and Humor

John Bratzel, Michigan State University

I wish I was there.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

Wow, a lot of this sounds super cool! (Leeee, I didn't know you were a fan of the wrasslin'!) (Not that I am, but I didn't know you were!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

“Bloody hell, I’m English, too!”: A Sociolinguistic Analysisof British Accents in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Murder and Resurrection of Keith Partridge
Images of Luck in Celebrity Interviews: Transitions from Low to High Culture
Interactive Infection: Representing Disease and Quarantine in Video Games
“Your Problem is Obvious”: A Heads Up on Commodified Transmission of Folklore

There's just too much...

― Huk-L, Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Playing at Birth: Samuel R. Delaney’s Dhalgren
Todd Comer, Michigan State University

Madame Mina as Communication Cyborg in Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Jack London as a Character in Some Recent Novels
George R. Adams, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Psychology of Doll Collectors on the Internet
Jo Ann Kelly Graham, University of Texas at Arlington
498 Horror XI: Posthuman Horror: Consumerism, Zombies,
and The Infected
Chair: Martin Rogers, University of Georgia
The Zombie in the Gray Flannel Suit: Romero’s Dead Trilogy
and Metaphors of Mass Subjectivity
Nathan P. Rambukkana, Concordia University

Pornography is the Theory: Transparency, Transformation, and the
Working Class Body in the Cultural Debate on Porn
Gillian Mason, Boston University

Lee, this sounds like the best thing ever.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

It indeed will be fun, but I just found out that the papers will officially cost $$$, so I'll have to find out the emails of the authors which means I might not be able to get all of these.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Jordan, if you're interested in collector's impulses, there's a book out (called Collecting: Some Sufficiently Intellectual Sub-Title) that, among other assertions, compares the impulse to collect w/ the impulse to retain one's feces! That's an interesting & thought-provoking comparison in my eyes, FWIW. Unfortunately, that's as far as I got in the book - my attention-span when it comes to wordy things has taken a nosedive in recent years / lifetimes.

Leeee, is there pricing info on the site? Also, what if we want YOUR paper?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

Leee, can anyone attend these sessions?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

Not sure about the pricing, but in my registration packet it sez I can pick up unsold papers near the end of the shindig.

If you want my as-yet-unwritten paper, just send Tara Chace n00dz to the addy below.

xpost Jordan: I think you've got to register for the conference, unfortunately, though I don't see anything anywhere yet about ppl who are just attending as opposed to presenting.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

I really want to go to this. Obviously I won't, but I'm going to try to make it next year.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

I sent the link to my girlfriend, and we would seriously consider going if we could get in.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

Academic conferences are usually open to the public, but I'm sure there's a registration fee since they're using a hotel and not just a campus, and registration might be limited.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 17 February 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

I found out it will cost the moneys, but also that it is possible to sneak in.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, 19 February 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

From the email of someone who knows what's going on:

Technically, the prices for all go up an additional $50 on March 1, but really, as long as you pay before March 14, you can attend without presenting (and receive a program, nametag, etc.) for $50.

If you don't need a print program, nametag, etc., then you can simply pay a $5 day fee at the conference for each day you'd like to attend panels.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

Are the nametags made out of lobster or something?

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 05:52 (twenty years ago)

I have a draft of my paper ready, anyone who's curious (and amenable to peer reviewing it) email me at redhalcyon AT yahooSAPHET DOT com.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, 5 March 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

This way you save $1!

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, 5 March 2005 22:20 (twenty years ago)

So, is anyone going to try to make this?

Also, I just found out that the paper that I really want for my thesis is written by a H!GH SCHOOLER!?

This paper looks interesting: "Millennial and Apocalyptic Discourse Online: The Case of John Titor's Time Travel Stories"

And I've printed out my paper, anyone who wants a copy yadda yadda to the addy I mentioned above. It'll be the most attention I get, since my panel is at 8AM ON SATURDAY.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 17 March 2005 23:06 (twenty years ago)

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