Student Conference Exploring Alterity in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Ready to go!

If you are already in Freiburg on Thursday, know your German and are interested in new medialities and ways of travel, you are heartily invited to celebrate the launch of a new research centre at the university with us! 🥂

New Research Group Launch: New Media – New Ways to Travel — Englisches Seminar On October 18, we will be celebrating the launch of a new research group, New Media – New Ways to Travel (Neues Reisen – Neue Medien), funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The interdisciplinary program is focused on the intertwining of current travel experiences – from new forms of pilgrimage,...

And the equivalent for SciFi! 🚀

The Evolution of Science Fiction (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | It's Lit! The History of Science Fiction! Vote on your favorite book here: https://to.pbs.org/2Jes2X5 Correction: At 1:49, we accidentally said that Mary Shelley's Fra...

"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" Check out this short video about how fantasy reflects our world to inspire you for our conference discussions!

How Fantasy Reflects our World (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | It's Lit Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Vote on your favorite book here: https://to.pbs.org/2Jes2X5 Fantasy is a lens to explore what we as a society fi...

Some reading recommendations to get you into the mood for our conference next week! 📚

Five Indigenous Speculative Fiction Authors You Should Be Reading Let’s face it, Native Americans/First Nations characters don’t show up very often in mainstream science fiction and fantasy stories, and when they do, they’re often plagued by stereotypes. They’re …

Heads up, Freiburg students!

We are still looking for student helpers for our conference, which will take place from Friday 19 - Saturday 20 October 2018 with the following workshifts:
Friday 9.00-14.30 & 14.30-20.00
Saturday 8.30-14.00 & 14.00-19.30

Tasks will include setting up the venue, serving as receptionists handing out conference packages & being available for all sorts of questions speakers or participants might have, technical support, catering and (possibly) chairing panels. We will have a steering meeting earlier on in the week of the conference to talk you through the specific tasks and distribute them according to your preferences.

If you are interested in helping us out and getting an idea of what goes on behind the scenes while earning some credits (M9 for MiBNACS), please write us an email to [email protected] and let us know at which of the above times you will be available until 15 September. No prior experience required!

We are looking forward to hearing from you! 🧙‍♂️

The registration for our conference is now open!

Remember to register if you want to participate as a speaker OR listener and to receive a complete conference package including one of our lovely totebags. We are looking forward to seeing you all in October!

Registration   If you have any questions regarding the registration process contact us here.

We are very excited to present the programme for our conference on Alterity in Fantasy and Science Fiction! We are looking forward to a weekend filled with interesting presentations and thought-provoking discussions.

Please also remember that our registration will start on 15 August if you want to join us!

Conference Programme Keynote Lectures: Dr Timothy Baker (University of Aberdeen): “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl vs The Capitalocene” Friday, 19 October: 18.15-19.45, Room 1015 (KG I) Dr Helena Ifill (Univer…

We are super excited that our conference material has arrived today!

Don't forget to send us your proposal this week (remember: the deadline is Sunday 15 July).

We're looking forward to it!

Good news! We have updated our website to include information on funding opportunitites for our speakers and we will even be able to contribute towards your travel and accommodation costs should your proposal be accepted.

For more information check out the website and remember: Deadline for the proposals is on 15 July 2018!

Funding Even though there will be no conference fee, we are aware that it can be hard for students from farther off to afford conference participation. This page is designed to help you get some funding th…