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A unique conference that brings together scholars, artists, critics, designers, screenwriters, producers, architects, programmers, and business leaders to share their view of contemporary entertainment and its future. Presented by the UC Santa Barbara Public Humanities Initiative. Free admission to the public.
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Conference Organizers
All sessions are free to the public and will be held in the McCune Room, 6020 HSSB (Humanities and Social Sciences Building), UCSB [directions]

General Organizers

L. O. Aranye Fradenburg (Professor, English Dept., UCSB)

Alan Liu (Professor, English Dept., UCSB)



Session & Special Event Organizers

I. Killing Time (May 3, 10-12 am)

 

Julie Carlson (Associate Professor, English Dept., UCSB)

Susan Derwin (Associate Prof., Germanic, Slavic, & Semitic Studies Dept., and Chair, Comparative Studies, UCSB)


II. Gaming Culture Inside & Outside the Academy (May 3, 2-4 pm)

 

Anna Everett (Associate Professor, Film Studies Dept., UCSB)

Alan Liu (Professor, English Dept., UCSB)


Special Event: Talking Television: A Conversation with Buffy Writer Jane Espenson (May 3, 5-6 pm)

 

Constance Penley (Professor, Film Studies Dept., UCSB)


III. Entertaining Environments (May 4, 9:30-11:30 am)

 

George Legrady (Professor, Art Studio Dept. and Media Arts & Technology Program, UCSB)

Lisa Parks (Assistant Professor, Film Studies Dept., UCSB)


Special Event: Electronic Wall to Accommodate Science, Art, and Community Via Communication: A Conversation with Robert Venturi (May 4, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm)

 

George Legrady (Professor, Art Studio Dept. and Media Arts & Technology Program, UCSB)

IV. Hacking, Slashing, Poaching, Jamming: Re-valuing Entertainment (May 4, 2:30-4:30 pm)

 

Constance Penley (Professor, Film Studies Dept., UCSB)




Santa Barbara Community Liaison & Publicity Organizer

 

Carolyn Butcher (Graduate Student, English Dept., UCSB)



Conference Research Assistants

 

Jeremy Douglass (Graduate Student, English Dept., UCSB)

Melissa Stevenson (Graduate Student, English Dept., UCSB)



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