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Saturday, July 6 • 8:00pm - 9:30pm
90 Years of Fantasy, Furries, and Fandom

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A companion to our 90 Years of Conventions panel, this panel looks at the historian of modern fandom and the early roots of furry fandom. From the anthropomorphic heroes of early science fiction and fantasy zines from the 1930’s, to the talking animals in the funnies, cartoon animals in comics, cartoons, and animation, to the fanzines which gave rise to Steve Gallacci’s Albedo, the birth of the Cartoon Fantasy Organization, and birth of furry room parties and furry cons. This panel is dedicated to furry pioneer Mark Merlino and celebrates 90 years since the founding of the SFL, the first organized fan club.
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Brandy J. Lewis

University of California, Riverside
Brandy J. Lewis holds a doctorate in English from the University of California, Riverside. She specializes in Comics, Film and Media Studies, Queer Theory, and Science Fiction Studies, and she has interned with the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the world’s largest... Read More →
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Convention History Project

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 →
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Saturday July 6, 2024 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
DLCC 407
  Fandom, Educational
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