Friday, July 23, 2010

CFP: "Geek Media and its Tropes" at SCMS New Orleans

The Society for Cinema and Media Studies announces its call for proposals for the 2011 Conference in New Orleans, to be held March 10-13th at the historic Ritz Carlton Hotel on the edge of the French Quarter.

"Geek Media and Its Tropes" Pre-constituted Panel Proposal

This panel welcomes papers on any aspect of "geek media": visual media produced by, for, and/or about geeks. This may include film, television, video games, web programs, podcasts, or online comics. While the panel seeks to particularly emphasize the analysis of geek-centered texts by and about members of Generation X (defined as those persons born between 1960 and 1981), papers analyzing the figure of the geek, its history, and its related visual media tropes from any period are welcome.

Send individual topics & summaries to Panel Chair Carter Soles: csoles1@uoregon.edu
Deadline: August 12, 2010