[Commlist] CFP: Speculative Fiction Across Media

The _Speculative Fiction Across Media_ conference (SFAM) is having its 
first annual meeting from Thursday, October 17 – Saturday, October 19, 
2024 in Los Angeles, CA (see the website atwww.SFAMLA.org).


The theme for this year is “_Queens of the Future: A Century of Women in 
Speculative Fiction Media_.” We invite papers that address any aspects 
of speculative fiction across media, especially those that focus on 
women’s multiple contributions to film, television, literature, comics, 
animation, video games, and fandom. 300-500 word abstracts for papers or 
panels are due by May 24, with acceptances by June 24.


The submissions portal is here:

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Our guest of honor for the event will be writer and producer _Gale Anne 
Hurd_ (/The Terminator/,/Aliens/,/The Walking Dead/). Our featured 
speaker will be _Constance Penley_, professor of Film and Media Studies 
and the Founding Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center at UC Santa Barbara. 
We will also have an excursion to the/Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible 
Futures/exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.


The conference is being organized by the SFAM Executive Committee: 
Patrick Sharp (Cal State LA), Sherryl Vint (UC Riverside), Jeri Zulli 
(Fashion Institute of Technology), Simon Spiegel (University of Zurich), 
and David Higgins (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University).

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