1] Twitter is the actual best (and kind of like academic crack): at cons, it’s the best way to distribute info about upcoming panels, to share what’s being said in panels, and to communicate with/meet other scholars in your field.
2] That said, tweeting at Misha Collins may have…unintended consequences.
3] Fan studies scholarship is a tres small world: in FS, it’s not unusual to have undergrads, people new to the field, and some of the biggest names in our field all in the same room–hell, on the same panel! And that’s one of our greatest strengths.
4] I am never drinking rum at a conference again.
5] Ever.
6] Hanging out with fandom + scholarly friends for three days spoils you for real life.
7] Supernatural is everywhere. It’s the textual kudzu of fan studies. I’ll never be free.
8] The most productive work at aca cons happens outside of panels: in the bar, at breakfast, while walking down to the waterfront. I’ve heard this idea many, many times before, but this is the first con where it’s been true for me. It was great, if unexpected.
9] Twitter is the actual best (and my saving grace): a space to keep those conversations going–to talk about the next con, to wax at length about Hannibal, to keep each other’s spirits up when academia is at its greatest drag.
10] Never underestimate the power of a fucking unicorn.
cute girl discount 