Please submit an abstract, and help us get the word out! Thanks! Gerry https://gerrycanavan.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/cfp-buffy-at-20/ *CFP: BUFFY AT 20*April 1, 2017 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI CFP DEADLINE: DECEMBER 19, 2016 *Please submit 250-500 word abstracts to [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> and [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>.* *Participants will be notified by January 15, 2017.* Keynote Speaker: Sherryl Vint, University of California, Riverside This one-day conference invites scholars working on film and television, literature, philosophy, history, folklore studies, religion, and related academic disciplines to explore the ongoing legacy of *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer *as it turns twenty years old this year. Undoubtedly one of the best-loved (and best-studied) television programs of all time, *Buffy* has left an indelible mark on contemporary genre fiction and contemporary fandom both. But where do we go from here? What is the place of *Buffy *today, in a media ecology that in many ways has moved beyond the stale genre conventions and offensive sexist assumptions that made it feel so revolutionary in its moment? Does *Buffy* really still *matter, *all these years later? We submit it does, and invite papers that advance novel and innovative interventions in *Buffy *studies that point the way towards another twenty years (at least) Possible topics might include: * *Buffy/Angel* spinoff media, including the video games, *Fray,* and the seasons 8-10 comics * Where are they now? Post-Buffy careers * *Buffy/Angel* fan commentary and fan fictions * Bingewatching * Buffy** Re-(re-(re-))watching * Buffy** *Buffy* and philosophy * *Buffy* and history * *Buffy* and religion * *Buffy* and contemporary identity politics * *Buffy/Angel* and the wider Mutant Enemy culture industry (*Firefly, Dollhouse, Doctor Horrible, The Cabin in the Woods, Much Ado about Nothing*, the Marvel Cinematic Universe) * *Buffy* and nostalgia * *Buffy* and mythopoesis * classic episodes / classically bad episodes * the rise of Whedon Studies / *Buffy* in the academy / *Buffy* in the classroom * *Buffy* in the Anthropocene * *Buffy* in the Age of Trump * *Buffy*’s impact, legacy, ongoing relevance, and future *Conference organizers:*Gerry Canavan ([log in to unmask]) James South ([log in to unmask]) ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org