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Issues at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

November 7, 2009
Hosted by the State University of New York, College at Oneonta
Sponsored by CME, the English Department, and Women’s and Gender Studies

This local symposium will focus on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer phenomenon from multidisciplinary perspectives, including, but not limited to communications, literature and language, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and women’s and gender studies. The symposium committee invites proposals for individual papers from both established and emerging scholars. Themes may include but are not limited to:

Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies
Science and Technology
Parenting, Family, and Relationships
Education and/or Pedagogy
Language and Narrative
Medieval and/or Romantic Elements
Religion, Mythology, and Folklore
Philosophy and Ethics
Imagery and/or Symbolism
Use of Space
Race, Class, and/or Ethnicity
Art Forms, Food, Music, and/or Aesthetica
Weaponry, Battle Strategies, and/or Use of Violence

Essays may also compare the literary connections between BtVS and the
original movie, the Whedonverse in general, or other films and stories
that focus on the vampire myth.

Participants are encouraged to supplement their presentations with
video clips or video montages from relevant episodes of BtVS. For help
creating video supplements, see Dave Geasey, Director of Creative
Media Services, in IRC 104. Please call him at 607-436-3314.

Papers should be 15-20 minutes in length, including video sections.

Please send an abstract, no more than 500 words, via e-mail attachment
in either Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format to Bambi Lobdell or Amie
Doughty at the addresses below. Questions about the symposium may also
be directed to them.

Amie Doughty, doughtaa@oneonta.edu, 322 Netzer, 436-2493
Bambi Lobdell, lobdelbl@oneonta.edu, 322 Netzer, 436 – 3093

Deadline for proposals: September 1, 2009.