[Comicsstudiessociety] CFP: Realizing Resistance III: The Expanding Universe

[Samantha Langsdale]

Dear Colleagues,

Please see below the CFP for the third "episode" of the Realizing
Resistance conference series. While this is a pop culture event broadly, we
are particularly interested in comics studies proposals!

*Realizing Resistance III: The Expanding Universe*

Since the advent of the Disney era, the *Star Wars* universe has expanded
rapidly, manifesting in new comics, games, and animated and live-action
series. Although *The Rise of Skywalker* was billed as the end of the
Skywalker saga, streaming series like *The Book of Boba Fett *and *Obi-Wan
Kenobi *have ensured that older *Star Wars* media also remain relevant for
contemporary aca-fans. Thus, as with our previous event
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcsco-op.org/past-events/resistance/__;!!KGKeukY!yO06_wBlKZsJL1f-E8C9QOkYmdzi6bRUBd88TcGhfvCmGv62F-lHxjf2vc16M0Ti03NjM2bUC8d5PiRwi1bQUR0JRc006WPdVaUOFDuj$  >, this conference aims to
bring together scholars from across disciplines to examine the nearly half
century span of *Star Wars* media as cultural texts. We invite scholarly
and creative interventions with an explicit focus on themes of resistance
and justice. How do these films and other media objects contribute to,
reflect on, or depart from broader contemporary cultural practices and
social discourses?

The themes of resistance and justice remain central to our event not only
because of their prevalence in the *Star Wars *universe, but also because
of shifts in the social and political contexts in which these media are
made. The sustained dangers presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the
worsening climate crisis, ongoing debates (and their deadly consequences)
concerning guns, rising anti-trans sentiment and legislation, and attacks
on civil rights in the U.S. have exacerbated inequities and dulled social
progress. *Star Wars*, as a cultural phenomenon, has also been embroiled in
controversies and transitions relating to intolerance, belonging, and
unjustifiable violence. Actress Gina Carano’s fervent anti-vaccine
diatribes and anti-trans bigotry, for instance, sparked debates about the
political and ethical obligations of media producers and their employees.
The reappearance of actor Hayden Christensen on *Star Wars* sets forced
audiences and critics to acknowledge the unexamined cruelty that kept the
actor away from the industry for so long. And misogynoirist reactions to
Moses Ingram’s performance in *Obi-Wan* suggest that racist ideals of
authenticity and entitlement still dominate amongst certain demographics of
fans. We encourage presentations that reflect on these contexts to offer
new perspectives and innovative methodological and disciplinary approaches
to *Star Wars *scholarship.

The Digital Cultural Studies Co-operative invites proposals of individual
papers, panels, academic posters and infographics, media objects (critical
making, comics, video, Twine, or performance), and methodology or other
workshops. Topics may include but are by no means limited to:
Resistant narratives
Childhood Studies
Trauma Studies
Animal Studies
Autoethnography
Media archeology
Fan Studies
Comics Studies
Material culture
Transmedia Studies: games, podcasts, fanfic, cosplay, etc.
*Star Wars* & Digital Humanities Queering *Star Wars*
Galactic Indigeneity
Human/AI relationships in *Star Wars*
Family & community in *Star Wars*
Law, justice, and authority in *Star Wars*
Class, economics, and the gig economy in *Star Wars*
Art & fashion in the *Star Wars* universe
Recycling/reviving/retconning stories & characters
Resisting “The Hero’s Journey”

Submit 250-word abstracts via this Google Form
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no
later than midnight Central Time (US) on December 13, 2022.

All submissions will undergo transparent peer review. Every effort will be
made to accommodate international and early career and student scholars to
facilitate their participation. All interactions are governed by the
DCSCO Statement
of Inclusion and Accessibility <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcsco-op.org/inclusion/__;!!KGKeukY!yO06_wBlKZsJL1f-E8C9QOkYmdzi6bRUBd88TcGhfvCmGv62F-lHxjf2vc16M0Ti03NjM2bUC8d5PiRwi1bQUR0JRc006WPdVbv9y9er$  >.

This virtual conference will take place *May 4-6, 2023*.

Registration opens in February.

Registration will be Pay-What-You’re-Able with a recommended contribution
of $50.

CFP Link here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcsco-op.org/rriii/rriii-2023/__;!!KGKeukY!yO06_wBlKZsJL1f-E8C9QOkYmdzi6bRUBd88TcGhfvCmGv62F-lHxjf2vc16M0Ti03NjM2bUC8d5PiRwi1bQUR0JRc006WPdVYnbpukJ$  


-- 
*Sam Langsdale, PhD*
samanthalangsdale at gmail.com
Independent Scholar
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