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Shannon Young

Dancer, yogi, intersectional feminist, avid reader, environmentalist
Thursday, July 6
 

12:30pm CDT

Beyond the Magical Girl DoubleTree Atrium 6 Black Panther's Origin and History DoubleTree Bloomington Breaking into YouTube Sheraton Whalon Creating Inclusive Fan Spaces DoubleTree Atrium 7

8:30pm CDT

Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy DoubleTree Bloomington

10:00pm CDT

Avoiding Tokenism in Comics & Sci Fi Characters DoubleTree Plaza 1 Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay DoubleTree Edina

11:30pm CDT

How to Properly Measure for Costumes Sheraton Ames Current Events Affecting Comics DoubleTree Atrium 7

11:59pm CDT

Time Travel for the Ages (dance) DoubleTree Main Stage
 
Friday, July 7
 

9:30am CDT

Costuming on a Budget DoubleTree Edina

10:00am CDT

CONvergence Merchandise DoubleTree CONvergence Central Coat Closet Geek By Numbers DoubleTree CONvergence Central 8 Hot Chocolate Media DoubleTree CONvergence Central 9

11:00am CDT

Chi's New Address DoubleTree Atrium 1 This Canon is Fired: Redefining the 'Must Reads' of SF/F and Comics Canon DoubleTree Atrium 4

12:30pm CDT

Diversity, Class Systems, and Equality in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington I Want To Be Ms. Frizzle: Using Sci-fi and Fantasy as Teaching Tools DoubleTree Atrium 2

2:00pm CDT

Introduction to Hip-Hop as Literature DoubleTree Atrium 2

2:45pm CDT

Costume Wars Orientation Sheraton Garden Court

3:30pm CDT

Gender Swapping in in Movies DoubleTree Atrium 4

5:00pm CDT

Refugee Lifehacks DoubleTree Atrium 7 Starry Room Sheraton Whalon

7:00pm CDT

Best Indie Comics DoubleTree Atrium 4

9:30pm CDT

Cowboy Bebop DoubleTree Atrium 1

10:00pm CDT

Women of Color in Comics: Race, Gender and the Comic Book Medium DoubleTree Atrium 7 In Conversation with Seanan McGuire DoubleTree Plaza 1

11:30pm CDT

Menstruation Representation in Post Apocolyptic, Dystopian, and Futuristic Media DoubleTree Plaza 3
 
Saturday, July 8
 

9:30am CDT

How to Attract an Audience DoubleTree Atrium 7 Latinx Empowerment Through Latinx Heroes DoubleTree Plaza 1 U of M Raptor Center DoubleTree Atrium 4

11:00am CDT

Nalbinding DoubleTree Plaza 2 Avoiding Cultural Appropriation in World Building DoubleTree Bloomington How to Storyboard DoubleTree Plaza 3 Harisen Daiko Preview DoubleTree Garden Court - Southeast

12:30pm CDT

Mini Nebula Jars DoubleTree Plaza 2 Beyond Creation: Diversity in Media DoubleTree Atrium 6 Universal Design Principles IN SPACE! DoubleTree Atrium 2

2:00pm CDT

Prepare for the Fungal Invasion: Mycology with Spark -Y DoubleTree Plaza 2

3:30pm CDT

Jodorowsky's Dune DoubleTree Atrium 7 Signing - Seanan McGuire DoubleTree Autograph Table B

5:00pm CDT

(Fake?) Science in the News DoubleTree Atrium 6 Asian Folklore 101 DoubleTree Plaza 3

7:00pm CDT

Art Journal DoubleTree Plaza 2 Storytelling, Slam Poetry, and Spoken Word Artists Sheraton Whalon

10:00pm CDT

From Fetishism to Feminism: Horror, Anime and Beyond DoubleTree Edina Peele-ing back 'Get Out' DoubleTree Atrium 6
 
Sunday, July 9
 

9:30am CDT

Laomagination: Building Southeast Asian Speculative Arts Movements Sheraton Whalon Why Are All the Blerds Sitting Together in the Garden Court? Sheraton Ames

11:00am CDT

Crowdfunding 101 DoubleTree Edina Martial Arts in Media DoubleTree Bloomington

12:30pm CDT

Zombies as Political Metaphor DoubleTree Atrium 7

1:00pm CDT

Harisen Daiko Drum Group DoubleTree Main Stage

2:00pm CDT

Hello Sweet-Tea! DoubleTree Garden Court - Southwest OHM my gosh! LED Origami with Spark-Y DoubleTree Plaza 2 Tsuro DoubleTree 2202 Table D

3:30pm CDT

Aging Poorly: Pop Culture and the Test of Time DoubleTree Atrium 6 Face Value: Why Do We Believe False Things? DoubleTree Edina Saga Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 7 Reading - Chrysoula Tzavelas Sheraton Ames

5:00pm CDT

Closing Ceremony DoubleTree Main Stage