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11:00am EDT

Cartoons Made Me A Furry!

Saturday July 5, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

You ever just stop and wonder why you became a furry? Your childhood cartoons may be the reason! In this panel, Codes will analyze the history of animation and cartoons while explaining how it manages to somehow tie into the development of many furries and how it continues to shape the lives of many in the fandom!

Speakers

Codes

Saturday July 5, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
DLCC 407

Fandom, Educational

12:00pm EDT

Cynocephali: A History of Dog-headed Peoples

Saturday July 5, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

DLCC 407

Tales of dog-headed people (cynocephali) are widespread in European literature and culture, but they and their significance have varied wildly across time and space. Join Tofte to learn about some of the Classical and Medieval traditions associated with cynocephali and how they came to embody fascination, justice, piety, and terror.

Speakers

Tofte

Hiya! My name is Tofte, a.k.a. Christopher Polt — I'm an alpaca and a professor of Classical Studies who has taught at UNC–Chapel Hill, Carleton College, USF–Tampa, and currently Boston College. I specialize in Latin poetry, Roman entertainment and spectacle, anthropomorphic... Read More →

Saturday July 5, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
DLCC 407

Fandom, Educational

4:00pm EDT

Fang, Feather, and Fin: Doing Furry History

Saturday July 5, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

DLCC 407

Fang, Feather, and Fin, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to documenting furry history through interviews, blog posts on specific subjects, and an ever-growing archive of furry culture. This panel will include a presentation on current furry history research and a conversation on the challenges and rewards of doing furry history!

Speakers

Tofte

Saturday July 5, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
DLCC 407

Fandom, Educational

5:30pm EDT

Animal Transformation and Shapeshifters

Saturday July 5, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

DLCC 407

From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Turning Red, human to animal transformation has been a part of our culture, tradition, and stories. From early shamans and myths to folklore and fables to our modern comics and movies, there are countless stories involving transformation. Join us as we look through the common tropes and elements, the different types of werewolves and werecreatures, and the modern TF community.

Speakers

Bash the Pinata

Furry Flags

Bash the Piñata!Artist, historian, scholar!

Saturday July 5, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
DLCC 407

Fandom, Educational

7:30pm EDT

Con History: From Costume Masquerade to Fursuit Parade

Saturday July 5, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT

DLCC 407

85 years at Chicon, the 2nd Worldcon in 1940, a female costume maker known by the alias Morojo opened up her room, 689 in the Hotel Chicagoan, as a changing room for the first Costume Masquerade. Morojo’s room would be considered the first Con Suite and Cosplay Lounge. 50 years later these elements would evolve into the Headless Lounge and Fursuit Parade at the first furry cons. Join us for a 85 year long journey from the first fan conventions to the modern cons to today, and show how we are all part of one larger fandom family.

Speakers

Con History

Convention History Project

Founded in 2013, the Convention History Project is a group founded by university students meant to document the history of modern fan conventions, covering all genres from stf, sci-fi, comics, anime, furry, Trekkie, brony, and more, all extending from the 1939 Worldcon model. Convention... Read More →

Saturday July 5, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
DLCC 407

Fandom, Culture

9:00pm EDT

Creating your own animated film (18+)

Saturday July 5, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

DLCC 407

Have you even wanted to create your own animated film but weren't sure how to start? Join Disney Alumni Grant Hiestand and musician Fox Amoore for an in depth look in creating the nine minute animated short Bora Bora Honeymoon. Topics discussed will include software usage as well as traditional animation techniques used in the production.

Speakers

Grant Hiestand

Saturday July 5, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
DLCC 407

Fandom, 18+

Anthrocon 2025

11:00am EDT

Codes

12:00pm EDT

Tofte

4:00pm EDT

Tofte

5:30pm EDT

Bash the Pinata

7:30pm EDT

Con History

9:00pm EDT

Grant Hiestand

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