<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-59070251311814510m_1405691376575069796gmail-docs-internal-guid-e816f86c-7fff-bb9e-3b84-3ed824af9145"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hi, and welcome back!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">You might have received this message before, but if it's your first chance to find out, I'd like to let you know of an upcoming opportunity thanks to our friends at Cal State University-Los Angeles. You may have seen some announcements about </span><a href="https://www.eagleconla.com/schedule" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><b>EagleCon</b></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>, a convention on speculative fiction across media at CSU L.A.</b> happening October 18-20. The guest speakers and presenters come from the ranks of fantasy and science fiction authors, comics, TV/film art direction, visual effects, gaming, and more. There will be art exhibits, music, and cosplay, too. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">For interested grad students: the conference submission deadline has passed, but </span><b style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">you could still present at the conference</b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> on a panel thanks to our programming partnership!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><span id="m_-59070251311814510m_1405691376575069796gmail-docs-internal-guid-e816f86c-7fff-bb9e-3b84-3ed824af9145"><img src="cid:ii_ln3lih611" alt="primary_logo_white_horizontal copy.png" width="427" height="121"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">We're reserving some time in the con schedule, on </span><b style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Friday, October 20</b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">, for a panel of emerging scholars to present <b>research/work-in-progress on any aspect of speculative fiction and identity, in any medium</b>. If you haven't presented at a conference before, or you have material you're seeking to share with a new audience, this is a great chance to do so. Presentations are 12-15 minutes, for a non-specialist audience. Friday's events take place at the conference hotel, the </span><a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1678828310246&key=GRP&app=resvlink" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Courtyard L.A. Monterey Park</a><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">. </span></font><b style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">If you would like to present</b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> at EagleCon as part of this session, the SFCS program will provide you with a small grant-in-aid ($200) via electronic funds transfer from the English department. We can accommodate up to 4 presenters, and we're hoping for a minimum of two. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">Your presentation does not need to be formal -- we're happy to provide this space and occasion for dialogue among students, scholars, and fans as an alternative to traditional academic presentations in this environment, and it's a good opportunity to get a conference presentation on your c.v. and receive feedback from your peers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you're interested in presenting, please email me (<a href="mailto:andre.carrington@ucr.edu" target="_blank">andre.carrington@ucr.edu</a>) an abstract (100-250 words) including what you'd like to talk about and a brief bio (indicating your degree program, year, and exam or dissertation research topic). Please send me this information by Monday, October 2. You'll be informed of your selection by Friday, October 6. </span></p></span><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>andré m. carrington <br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Associate Professor of English</div><div>University of California, Riverside</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Director, </span><a href="https://sfts.ucr.edu/directors-report" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Designated Emphasis in Speculative Fictions & Cultures of Science</a><br></div><div>--</div><div><a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/speculative-blackness" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>