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Multiverse 2021 Schedule :: LEARN (Concourse North)




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Come feed your brain some tasty new information. LEARN is a track of interesting, accessible academic presentations designed for the discerning geek who’s always curious and seeking knowledge. From obscure history to cool new science, there’s something in LEARN to pique anyone’s interest.


2:30 pm

Concepts of Family in Speculative Fiction :: LEARN (Concourse North)
K.D. Edwards, R.J. Joseph, Gini Koch, Willie Lawson
Friday October 15, 2021 :: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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4:00 pm

Academic Presentation: "Marvel's Loki" and "Fortune Telling by Cards" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Rory Montgomery, Dee Norman
Friday October 15, 2021 :: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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5:30 pm

Influences of Religion and Mythology on Speculative Fiction :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Marc L. Abbott, Patrick Dugan, Emily Lavin Leverett, Rory Montgomery, Dee Norman
Friday October 15, 2021 :: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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8:30 pm

Academic Presentation: UFOs and Abductions :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Brent Peters
Friday October 15, 2021 :: 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
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10:00 am

Who Will Teach the Children? :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Kenneth Broome Jr., Penelope Flynn, Willie Lawson, Gideon Marcus
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
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11:30 am

Academic Presentation: "Lovecraft Country and Black Girlhood" and "Children's Fear's in Horror" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Kenneth Broome Jr., Anita Siraki
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
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1:00 pm

Academic Presentation: "Trans in Video Games" and "Wolverine's Hypermasculinity" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Daniel Amrhein, Lily Tolson
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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2:30 pm

Academic Presentations: "The Real Medieval" and "Race and Disney's Luca" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Willie Lawson, Emily Lavin Leverett
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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4:00 pm

Academic Presentations: "Are Vampires Still Scary?" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Michelle Renee Lane
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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5:30 pm

These Monsters Need Academic Love, Too :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Rachel A. Brune, Derek Austin Johnson, Rory Montgomery, Brent Peters, Anita Siraki
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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8:30 pm

Academic Presentation: "Lineage and Racial Purity in Zombie Stories" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
John Edward Lawson
Saturday October 16, 2021 :: 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
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10:00 am

So You Wanna Study Speculative Fiction? :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Marc L. Abbott, Daniel Amrhein, R.J. Joseph, Rachel Lewis, Dr. Elizabeth Rawitsch
Sunday October 17, 2021 :: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
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11:30 am

Academic Presentation: "Zombies in the Real World" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Tonia Ransom
Sunday October 17, 2021 :: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
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2:30 pm

Academic Presentations: "All Stories are Horror" and "Supernatural, Group Think, and Individuality" :: LEARN (Concourse North)
Rachel Lewis, L. Marie Wood
Sunday October 17, 2021 :: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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For more information about the convention, please visit the Multiverse webpage