The Society’s annual conference provides a forum for scholars and teachers of film and media studies to present and hear new research; to provide a supportive environment for networking, mentoring, and collaboration among scholars otherwise separated by distance, language, or disciplinary boundaries; and to promote the field of cinema and media studies among its practitioners, to other disciplines, and to the public at large, in part through public recognition of award worthy achievements and other significant milestones within the field.

This conference aims to explore the vampire particularly in relation to its presence on television. How has the vampire mythos been tailored for TV? Does the vampire’s appearance on a domestic medium like television blunt its fangs and tame its hypersexuality? What kind of audience have TV vampires attracted and how has their popularity been exploited? In what ways has the vampire been remade for different eras of television, different TV genres, or different national contexts?

The organisers are particularly interested in proposals on older TV shows, on those that have rarely been considered as vampire fictions, and on analysis of international vampire TV. The conference organisers welcome contributions from scholars within and outside universities, including research students, and perspectives are invited from different disciplines.

Send proposals (250 words) for 20 minute papers plus a brief biography (100 words) to all three organisers by 16th December 2012: s.abbott at roehampton.ac.uk -- lorna.jowett at northampton.ac.uk -- mike.starr at northampton.ac.uk

The first edition of the online peer-reviewed journal, The Phoenix Papers is issuing a CFP. They welcome articles on fandom and media topics as well as reviews of anime, manga, books, movies, video games, TV series, web series, musical albums, performances, and other pop culture media products. They encourage scholars at all levels of achievement, whether affiliated with an institution or independent, to contribute to the journal. Submit your completed article or review by 15 December 2012 for the first issue. Articles may be on any topic relevant to US or global fandom and/or media studies. In general, reviews should be of items from 2009 onward with precedence given to those from the current year. For articles, please include a 200-250 word abstract and institutional affiliation, if any. For reviews, please indicate the item to be reviewed, why it is a significant or interesting work, and what approach you intend to take.

The FANS Conference is hosted and sponsored by A-Kon, the longest continually running anime and manga convention in North America. It will be held at the Dallas Hilton Anatole Hotel. Conference pre-registration is $60. Pre-registration closes on 28 April 2013.

Abstracts of no more than 500 words must be submitted by 15 March 2013. Please also include your CV. Authors accepted for the conference will be notified by 1 April 2013. Successful submissions to the conference will also be published in the July edition of The Phoenix Papers, our quarterly peer-reviewed journal. If you wish to submit a paper for inclusion in the journal but not for conference consideration, the same requirements and deadlines apply. Please indicate your preference in your submission email. All abstract and CV submissions should be sent to fansconference (at) gmail.com