Please take note of the following brief version of the FANS 6 schedule. The full conference schedule with all events and abstracts is here. All events listed here are open to the A-Kon Community. Our venue is the Sheraton Downtown Ft. Worth Hotel, in the Magnolia VI room.
Thursday, 7 June 2018
7:00pm – 10:00pm: Film & Discussion, hosted by Christopher Carson
Friday, 8 June 2018
9:00am – 4:00 pm: Conference Registration Open
9:00pm – 12:00am: Film & Discussion, hosted by Helen McCarthy
Saturday, 9 June 2018
9:00am, Conference Doors Open
9:15am: Opening Remarks
J. Holder Bennett, FANS Chair
9:30am: A Brief Report on Differences in Big Five Personality Dimensions between Anime Cosplayers and Non-Cosplayers
Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Courtney N. Plante, MacEwan University
Dr. Sharon E. Roberts, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College
10:00am: Motivations of Cosplayers to Participate in the Anime Fandom
Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Courtney N. Plante, MacEwan University
Dr. Sharon E. Roberts, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College
10:30am: “Coming Out” as an Anime Fan: Cosplayers in the Anime Fandom, Fan Disclosure, and Well-Being
Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Courtney N. Plante, MacEwan University
Dr. Sharon E. Roberts, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College
11:00am: “Who I Want to Be”: Self-Perception and Cosplayers’ Identification with Their Favorite Characters
Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Courtney N. Plante, MacEwan University
Dr. Sharon E. Roberts, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College
11:30am: A Brief Report on the Prevalence of Self-Reported Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anime, Brony, and Furry Fandoms
Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Courtney N. Plante, MacEwan University
Daniel Chadborn, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Sharon E. Roberts, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College
Justin I. Miller, Transylvania University
Amanda Gamboa, Texas A & M University at Commerce
12:00pm: Making the Grade with Fandom Workshop: From Anime to A+
Karson Bryant, Collin College
Connor Leshner, Arizona State University
John Thomas Haller, Mt. Vernon High School
1:00pm: Lunch Break
2:00pm: Keynote Presentation, Dr. Sabrina Starnaman, University of Texas at Dallas
3:00pm: Feeling the Force: Exploring Star Wars through the Lens of Durkheim
Jacob Hardy, Texas A & M University
3:30pm: On Superherology
Kyle A. Hammonds, University of North Texas
4:00pm: End of formal conference day
9:00pm-12:00: Film & Discussion, hosted by Helen McCarthy
Sunday, 10 June 2018
9:00am: My Hero Akademia and Durkheim: A Case Study of Blood and Hair as “Sacred” Objects in a Japanese Anime Television Series
Dr. Ronald P. Lorenzo, Prairie View A & M University
9:30am: Understanding Ludic Mythology: Deities and Heroes in Synthetic Worlds
Daniel Browne, University of Queensland
10:00am: One and Done: The Futility of Nietzsche in One Punch Man
Ryan Johnson, University of Texas at Dallas
10:30am: The Sartrean Struggle of Banner/Hulk in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe
Jason Sams, Arizona State University
11:00am: A Boy and His God: The Promise of Masculinity in Captain Marvel
Ryan Johnson, University of Texas at Dallas
11:30am: “My Group Is Discriminated against, but I’m Not”: Denial of Personal Discrimination in Furry, Brony, Anime, and General Interest Fan Groups
Connor Leshner, Arizona State University
Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Courtney N. Plante, MacEwan University
Daniel Chadborn, Texas A & M University at Commerce
Dr. Sharon E. Roberts, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College
12:00pm: The Sounds of Silence: The Artist as Critique of Contemporary Film Methods
Lia McChane, University of North Texas