The USC Annenberg fan studies salon welcomes scholars from around the world for expert panels discussing the current and changing nature of transformative media fandom. Featured panels will look at: genres, tropes, and forms; intergenerational fandom; fan communities on and offline post-COVID; and transcultural fandom. Each panel includes experts in the interdisciplinary field of fan and fandom studies. In addition, attendees are welcome to join social events like a shared breakfast and speed geeking, with the goal of fostering continued collaborative work in the field.

Read more on the different panels below: 

10:15 – 11:30 p.m.: GENRES, TROPES, AND FORMS. 

• Brienne Adams
• Kristina Busse
• Francesca Coppa
• JSA Lowe
• Lauren Rouse

12 – 1 p.m.: INTERGENERATIONAL FANDOM (ASC 207)

• Andrea Acosta
• Abigail De Kosnik
• Yvonne Gonzales
• Bridget Kies
• Sangita Shresthova

1:45 – 3 p.m.: FAN COMMUNITIES ON AND OFFLINE POST-COVID

• Maria K. Alberto
• Charlotte Hill 
• Megan Kent
• Beni Labrado Gáfaro
• Janice Marcus
• Constance Penley
• Emily Schindler
• Louisa Stein

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.: TEA TIME RESEARCH SHARE

• Social speed dating with the goal of facilitating collaboration between students and faculty in the field of fan studies.

5 – 6 p.m.: TRANSCULTURAL FANDOM

• Henry Jenkins
• Lilly Lu
• Louisa Stein
• Kedi Zhou

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