The 26th Annual SFSU School of Cinema Graduate Student Conference
The Liminal Age
Changing Cultures, Genres, and Relationships in the Digital Landscape
Our modern digital landscape is a liminal world, a space between physical spaces and linear time. The Internet and other digital terrains allow us to explore a variety of genres, participate in the most niche of cultures, and develop relationships and bonds that extend beyond physicality. We aim to explore the boundaries and interconnected nature of these different forms and how they exist in the liminal age of the Internet and beyond.Join us In-Person or Online via Zoom!For any questions, contact us at [email protected]
Friday, October 25th 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST
Schedule
OPENING REMARKS [10:00 AM – 10:15 AM]
– Dr. Mihaela Mihailova (Assistant Professor, SFSU) and Matthew Jackson (MA Candidate, SFSU)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER [10:15 AM – 11:30 AM]
– Dr. Shira Chess (Associate Professor of Entertainment and Media Studies, Georgia Univeristy): “Conjuring a Magical Medium, or, How to Rip a Hole in the Fabric of
Reality”
BREAK [11:30 AM – 12:00 PM]
PRESENTATION BLOCK 1 : HORROR AND FOLKLORE [12:00 PM – 1:40 PM]
– Thomas Pierce-Reyes (MA Candidate, Fresno State University): “Where the Past and Present Collide: Analog Technologies’ Revision of Past Memories”
– Emma Culver (MA Graduate, Georgia Institute of Technology): “Analog Horror and the Uncanny Reality of Mediation
– Daniel Hollinger (MA Candidate, SFSU): “Our Internet Boogeymen: Creepypasta and Childhood Development”
– Jonathan Falcon (MA Candidate, SFSU): “Sharing the Scares: Reaction Content, Authenticity, and Parasocial Bonding”
PANEL 1: HORROR IN LIMINAL PLACES [1:40 PM - 2:10 PM]
– Moderated discussion and Q&A with Thomas Pierce-Reyes, Emma Culver, Daniel
Hollinger, and Jonathan Falcon
BREAK [2:10 PM – 2:30 PM]
PRESENTATION BLOCK 2: (PARA)SOCIAL NETWORKS [2:30 PM – 3:45 PM]
– Alexia Flores (MA Candidate, Cal Poly Pomona): “The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Celebrity Culture, and the Digital Rhetorical Space”
– Matthew Jackson (MA Candidate, SFSU): “Dreaming Yourself Awake: The Digital Melancholy of We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
– John Bessai (Ph.D. Candidate, Trent University): “Navigating the Digital Threshold: NFBC’s Role in Shaping Canadian Cultural Narratives”
PANEL 2: CONNECTION, LONELINESS, AND MEMORY ONLINE [3:45 PM - 4:10 PM]
– Moderated discussion and Q&A with Alexia Flores, Matthew Jackson, and John Bessai
CLOSING REMARKS [4:10 PM – 4:30 PM]
Date & Location
Date
Friday, October 25th, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PSTLocation
South San Francisco State University
Fine Arts Building, Room 438
5 Tapia Dr, San Francisco, CA 94132The Conference will also be viewable online via our Livestream
Streaming Link
Please use the link below to tune in to our Zoom livestream of the conference!