[Sfts-students] EagleCon at Cal State L.A.

[andré carrington]

UCR Students interested in science fiction studies, popular culture
commentary, and careers in
television, film, and other creative industries are invited to Eagle-Con
2023: Science Fiction
Across Media Conference! Hosted by CSU Los Angeles, the conference will
take place from
October 18 to October 20.

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This conference is an opportunity to network with professionals in
television, film, and gaming
industries as well as catch some of the most current conversations in
science fiction and
technology studies. It will feature designers and illustrators from
productions such as Black
Adam, Wonder Woman, and Lovecraft Country, as well as scholarly panels on a
wide range of SF topics.
Those attending Wednesday events at the CSULA campus will have an
opportunity to meet and
chat with graphic designers, production designers, animators, and more
creatives working on
some of your favorite shows, learn about these creative career paths, and
attend panels on
everything from futurisms to comics.
For those attending Eagle-Con on Friday, there will be an exhibition of
artwork from shows such
as Star Trek: Picard, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Babylon 5, Lucifer, and Jurassic
Park, followed by a
lunch (free to CSULA and UCR student attendees), and more presentations of
exciting research
in the field of SF and AI.
UCR is providing free transportation for UCR students to attend Eagle-Con!
Buses will leave
from UCR at 8:30 am on Wednesday, October 18 (to the CSULA campus) and at
9:30 am on
Friday, October 20 (to the Courtyard Monterey Park hotel). They will return
to UCR by 5 pm
both days.
Full information about the conference program can be found here:
https://www.calstatela.edu/al/liberal-studies/eagle-con-2023

If you are interested in attending, please register for the events here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLn_Jju_DK-7yVeCD4tsbndRASCaXz0SGAjBNzNqYeuxNc4Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Spaces are first-come, first serve and highly limited, so register soon to
secure your spot. As a
UCR student, you can still attend Eagle-Con free whether or not you use the
UCR-provided
transportation. More details about transportation will be provided
following registration to those
who secure a spot.

-- 
andré m. carrington

Associate Professor of English
University of California, Riverside
Director, Designated Emphasis in Speculative Fictions & Cultures of Science
<https://sfts.ucr.edu/directors-report>
--
Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction
<https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/speculative-blackness>
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