SFF@FAU was well represented at the 44th Annual Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts conference in March of 2022.
FAU scholars—from current faculty to faculty emeriti to our brilliant graduate students—delivered presentations on a range of topics in science fiction and fantasy. Presenters included Daniel Creed, Jacob Domosh,
Timothy Miller,
William Norris, Amanda Peebles, Rachelle Saint Louis,
Mark Scroggins,
Tristan Sheridan,
Taryne Taylor,
Karina Vado, and Maiya Xirinachs.
At the welcome reception hosted by SFF@FAU several alumni, faculty, and friends of the program were recognized for their contributions to The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA)—Skye Cervone, Ph.D. (B.A.,'06; M.A., '11; Ph.D., '19) was recognized for her six-year tenure as the IAFA Public Information Officer; Dan Creed (B.A.,'07; M.A., '10; Ph.D., '19) was recognized for his six-year term as Division Head of Fantasy Literature for the IAFA; Valorie Ebert (B.A.,'06; M.A., '12) for her term as IAFA 1st Vice President; and former Visiting Professor Paweł Frelik on beginning his term as IAFA President.
FAU Presenters & Presentations
Daniel Creed B.A.,'07; M.A., '10; Ph.D., '19
Episodic Memory, Mental Time Travel, and Vignettes in Charles Finney's The Circus of Dr. Lao
Jacob Domosh B.A., '19; M.A., '22
You’re Reading it Wrong: The Oral Tradition (Absent) in Tolkien’s Legendarium and Blind Guardian's Musical Reintegration of It
The Rise of the Artificial Boyfriend: Falling in Love with the Algorithm Around the Globe
William Norris M.A., '22; current Ph.D. student
Making Wonder Women: Recursive Tendencies in Feminist Utopias
Amanda Peebles B.A., '20; M.A., '22
The Princess and her Knight: Gender Representation, Androgyny, and Freedom in The Legend of Zelda Series
Rachelle Saint Louis B.A., '21; M.A., '23
Oral Storytelling in Caribbean Futurist Narratives as Resistance in a Eurocentric World
Radical Modernism in Recent SFF Verse Narrative: Renée Sarojini Saklikar and Harry Josephine Giles
Tristan Sheridan B.A., '21; M.A., '23
Transgender Identity in AI Narrative: How Autonomous Genders Bots
Santería Futurisms: Honoring African Ancestry in the U.S. Latinx SF/F
“But we are all of us [fukú’s] children, whether we know it or not”: Environments, Genes, and 'Racexiled' Bodies in Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Maiya Xirinachs B.A., '21; current M.A. student
Playing With Old Norse: Early Nordic Medievalism and White Supremacy in the Gaming Industry
OMG! SFF at FAU at ICFA! Professors Timothy Miller, Mark Scroggins, Carol McGuirk, Taryne Taylor, and Karina Vado
Our grad students and alumni are friendly, but fierce.
Professor Emeriti (?), Professors Emeritus (?!), Professori Emeritoo (??!?) Professeaux Emeriteux (nailed it!) Carol McGuirk and Mark Scroggins
All smiles after after a fierce Marvel vs. DC debate (just kidding!); Tristan Sheridan, Maiya Xirinachs, Prof. Tayrne Taylor, Rachelle Saint Louis
Professor Timothy Miller looks on during tense gesticulating contest between Rachelle Saint Louis and Professor Carol McGuirk
While it appears that Amanda Peebles wandered up in the middle of Maiya Xirinachs' presentation, I am assured this is not the case.
Our graduate students are so bright, our professors have to wear shades! Rachelle Saint Louis, Tristan Sheridan, and Professor Timothy Miller
