Tag Archives: presentation

Jun 24 2021

Identity, Entrepreneurship and Cosplay

It’s been a crazy couple of years, hasn’t it? Most of us haven’t been to conventions, and my local con, Visioncon went virtual this year. We followed the lead of cons like CasaCon, which has always been free- from your casa.

On Friday, June 25th, my colleague Dr. David Tomcyzk and I will be presenting at Casa Con on the idea of Entrepreneurship and Cosplay- if you’d like to check it out (12pm EST in the U.S.) you can register for Casa Con, for free, Here: Casa Con . The con will also livestream on Twitch here: http://twitch.tv/thecasacon.

Can’t make it? But still hoping to see me present some nerdy cosplay goodness? Then check out the video from Virtual Visioncon- this one isn’t about entrepreneurship, but rather about the way we find, build and express identity through cosplay.

Enjoy!

May 19 2020

Harley Quinn Cosplay and Fan Identity- THE VIDEO!

Greetings from self-isolation, friends. I’m wishing everyone health and easy days.

As professor, and as a volunteer for my local con- the Quarantine  Quarter has been a  challenge. Zoom classes, online office hours, and then eventually Virtual Visioncon!

I volunteer with  Visioncon’s marketing team and assisted, in a small way, while the amazing Zack Wilson hosted a panoply of guests, panels, and celebrities. Zack and the team did an amazing job in providing content on our original con weekend,  but of course, all did not go according to plan. When does it ever?

At one point,  one of our guests (sadly, the one that cosplay husband and I were looking forward to most) could not make it.  We had an empty slot and no plan to fill it. So…..into the fray I jumped, and gave a presentation on  Harley Quinn!

I happened to have a powerpoint ready,  but my delivery is, well,  less than prepared.

In any event, I provide the video here for you if you’d like to check it out!

It’s a bit more academic than my usual post, as it was prepared for the Fan Studies Network conference, and my actual presentation was thrown together,  but with those caveats, here it is!