The latest schedule for the symposium—a printable pdf document—has been added to the “Schedule” page,…
Schedule
Registration/exhibit area, North Central Texas College, Corinth campus, for “There Are Such Things! Vampire Studies Symposium 2015.” Photo: Dax Stokes.
There Are Such Things! Vampire Studies Symposium 2015October 31, 2015
8:30 a.m.
Registration / coffee
9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
9:45 a.m.
Dr. J. Gordon Melton (Baylor University) — Keynote: “Don’t Quit Your Day Job: The Reality of Life as a Modern Vampirologist”
11:00 a.m.
Dr. Thomas Garza (University of Texas) — “From Vampire to Empire in Russia, Eastern Europe and the Balkans”
12:00 p.m.
Breakout Lunch Discussions / Book Signing
1:15 p.m.
Dr. Michael Bell (Folklorist) — “There Were Such Things in New England: The Yankee Version of Europe’s Vampire Tradition”
2:15 p.m.
Dr. Joseph Laycock (Texas State University) — “Born Not Turned: What the Real Vampire Community Can Tell Us About Identity and Modernity”
3:15 p.m.
Dax Stokes (North Central Texas College) — “The Future of Vampire Studies: Stop Counting Seeds and Get Out There”
Click here to download a printable pdf of the day’s full schedule.
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